Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0007 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0007 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
107th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0038 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0007 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0007 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0038 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Cameroon ranks 107th of 167 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0007 Square kilometres per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 38% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0007 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0036 Square kilometres per person, 20% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 104 Cambodia 0.0009 Square kilometres per person compare
- 105 Hungary 0.0008 Square kilometres per person compare
- 106 Jamaica 0.0008 Square kilometres per person compare
- 108 Gambia 0.0007 Square kilometres per person compare
- 109 Lebanon 0.0007 Square kilometres per person compare
- 110 Jordan 0.0006 Square kilometres per person 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Cameroon?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0007 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0038 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 107th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.