Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre was 0.3639 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3639 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
58th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.8411 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.33 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in Cameroon stood at 0.3639 Square kilometres per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 0.8411 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.33 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 58th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8411 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8399 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.8388 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.8375 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.8363 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.835 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8335 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.8325 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.8314 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.8312 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8302 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8288 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8274 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8248 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8224 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.82 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8171 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8166 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8115 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.8111 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8105 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8094 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8083 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8073 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8047 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8052 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8052 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8056 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.33 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -59.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3324 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3341 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.336 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3379 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3398 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3417 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3436 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3455 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3474 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3493 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3508 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3523 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3538 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3542 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3556 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3571 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3585 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.359 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3594 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3527 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3528 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.354 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3552 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3563 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3575 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3587 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3594 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3602 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3609 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3617 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3624 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3632 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3639 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.3639 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1991 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.3639 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1287 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -59.0% | 0.8056 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.33 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8362 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.8314 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.8411 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.823 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.8115 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.8312 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8073 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.8047 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.8111 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3388 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.33 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3474 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.355 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3493 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3594 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3568 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3527 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3609 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3628 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3617 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3639 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 55 Belize 0.375 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 56 Mauritius 0.3748 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 57 Russia 0.3704 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 59 Cayman Islands 0.3628 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 60 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3578 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 61 Australia 0.3536 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Cameroon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6539 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4385 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 0.3639 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8411 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.33 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 58th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Other areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Other areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.