Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cameroon
Cameroon: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 1.6 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cameroon is 1.6 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cameroon peaked at 1.68 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2363 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Cameroon 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2399 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.2363 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2537 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2573 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2676 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3412 kg/ha | +27.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3646 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 0.4488 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4377 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.5183 kg/ha | +18.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4997 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4855 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5096 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5185 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4575 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5364 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 1977 | 0.7363 kg/ha | +37.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7944 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7969 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8681 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8305 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7384 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7853 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8289 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9794 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 1986 | 1.02 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9778 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9765 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9575 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8674 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7636 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7721 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7469 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.817 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8193 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8664 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8888 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9441 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 1.01 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 1.08 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 1.18 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 1.13 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.15 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.32 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 1.18 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 1.23 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.2 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.18 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.25 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 1.39 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 1.59 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 1.26 kg/ha | -20.4% |
| 2013 | 1.39 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 1.36 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.6 kg/ha | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 1.58 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.68 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 1.62 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.62 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.68 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.67 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.5 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6 kg/ha | +6.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.6 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.04 kg/ha, 40% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.6 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.51 kg/ha, 64% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3163 kg/ha | 0.2363 kg/ha | 0.4488 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5853 kg/ha | 0.4575 kg/ha | 0.7969 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8965 kg/ha | 0.7384 kg/ha | 1.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8494 kg/ha | 0.7469 kg/ha | 1.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 kg/ha | 1.08 kg/ha | 1.32 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 kg/ha | 1.26 kg/ha | 1.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 kg/ha | 1.5 kg/ha | 1.68 kg/ha | 4 |
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- 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 leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cameroon?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cameroon was 1.6 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2363 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Cameroon rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Cameroon ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).