Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.0168 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0168 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
68th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0907 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0168 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0168 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — total area, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0907 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0168 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Cameroon ranks 68th 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 — Total area, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0907 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0891 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0871 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0852 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0833 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0814 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0795 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0776 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0757 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0737 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0718 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0698 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.068 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0661 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0643 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0626 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.061 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0593 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0577 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0559 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0539 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0527 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0516 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0502 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0487 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0473 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0458 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0445 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0432 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.042 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0408 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0396 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0385 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0374 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0364 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0354 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0345 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0336 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0327 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0319 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0311 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0302 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0294 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0286 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0278 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0271 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0263 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0256 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0249 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0242 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0235 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0228 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0222 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0216 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0209 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0203 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0197 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0192 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0186 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0181 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0177 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0172 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0168 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0168 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0126 Square kilometres per person, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0168 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0168 Square kilometres per person, 100% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0833 Square kilometres per person | 0.0757 Square kilometres per person | 0.0907 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0654 Square kilometres per person | 0.0577 Square kilometres per person | 0.0737 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0494 Square kilometres per person | 0.0432 Square kilometres per person | 0.0559 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0371 Square kilometres per person | 0.0327 Square kilometres per person | 0.042 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0283 Square kilometres per person | 0.0249 Square kilometres per person | 0.0319 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0213 Square kilometres per person | 0.0186 Square kilometres per person | 0.0242 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0174 Square kilometres per person | 0.0168 Square kilometres per person | 0.0181 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 65 Guinea 0.0171 Square kilometres per person compare
- 66 Panama 0.0169 Square kilometres per person compare
- 67 Guinea-Bissau 0.0168 Square kilometres per person compare
- 69 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0161 Square kilometres per person compare
- 70 Ukraine 0.016 Square kilometres per person compare
- 71 Afghanistan 0.0157 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 — total area, per capita in Cameroon?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0168 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0907 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0168 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 68th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area, 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 — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total area 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total area 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.