Land use hidden — Other areas in Cameroon
Cameroon: Land use hidden — Other areas was 172,016 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Other areas in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 172,016 Square kilometres for land use hidden — other areas in 2023.
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 in Cameroon peaked at 397,610 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 156,010 Square kilometres, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 38th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 397,610 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 397,010 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 396,510 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 395,910 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 395,310 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 394,710 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 394,010 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 393,510 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 393,010 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 392,930 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 392,430 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 391,760 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 391,110 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 389,910 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 388,760 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 387,610 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 386,270 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 386,000 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 383,590 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 383,410 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 383,110 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 382,610 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 382,110 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 381,610 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 381,110 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 380,410 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 380,610 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 380,610 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 380,810 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 156,010 Square kilometres | -59.0% |
| 1991 | 157,112 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 157,915 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 158,818 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 159,720 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 160,623 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 161,525 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 162,428 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 163,330 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 164,233 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 165,135 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 165,832 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 166,529 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 167,226 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 167,423 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 168,090 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 168,787 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 169,484 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 169,681 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 169,878 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 166,705 Square kilometres | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 166,765 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 167,325 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 167,885 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 168,445 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 169,005 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 169,565 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 169,915 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 170,266 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 170,616 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 170,966 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 171,316 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 171,666 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 172,016 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 172,016 Square kilometres is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43,008 Square kilometres, 4.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 172,016 Square kilometres is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27,825 Square kilometres, 6.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas 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% | 380,810 Square kilometres | 156,010 Square kilometres |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 395,288 Square kilometres | 393,010 Square kilometres | 397,610 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 389,037 Square kilometres | 383,590 Square kilometres | 392,930 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 381,640 Square kilometres | 380,410 Square kilometres | 383,410 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 160,171 Square kilometres | 156,010 Square kilometres | 164,233 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 167,806 Square kilometres | 165,135 Square kilometres | 169,878 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 168,649 Square kilometres | 166,705 Square kilometres | 170,616 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 171,491 Square kilometres | 170,966 Square kilometres | 172,016 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 in Cameroon?
- Land use hidden — other areas in Cameroon was 172,016 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 397,610 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 156,010 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for land use hidden — other areas?
- Cameroon ranks 38th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata