Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 3.96 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 3.96 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
The figure is down 23.3% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cameroon peaked at 5.32 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2269 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Cameroon 156th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2269 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.2693 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3559 kg/ha | +32.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4401 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 1965 | 0.5226 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 1966 | 1.09 kg/ha | +107.8% |
| 1967 | 1.45 kg/ha | +33.5% |
| 1968 | 1.81 kg/ha | +24.8% |
| 1969 | 1.48 kg/ha | -18.4% |
| 1970 | 1.93 kg/ha | +30.6% |
| 1971 | 1.49 kg/ha | -22.6% |
| 1972 | 1.2 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 1973 | 1.51 kg/ha | +26.2% |
| 1974 | 1.56 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9539 kg/ha | -38.8% |
| 1976 | 0.6144 kg/ha | -35.6% |
| 1977 | 2.2 kg/ha | +257.7% |
| 1978 | 2.41 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1979 | 2.05 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 1980 | 2.49 kg/ha | +21.1% |
| 1981 | 2.82 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 1982 | 2.41 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 1983 | 3.47 kg/ha | +43.9% |
| 1984 | 3.66 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 3.76 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 2.86 kg/ha | -23.8% |
| 1987 | 3.41 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 1988 | 3.06 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1989 | 2.53 kg/ha | -17.2% |
| 1990 | 1.26 kg/ha | -50.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8392 kg/ha | -33.1% |
| 1992 | 1.31 kg/ha | +56.4% |
| 1993 | 1.42 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 2.1 kg/ha | +47.0% |
| 1995 | 2.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.51 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 2.64 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 2.31 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 1999 | 3.63 kg/ha | +56.9% |
| 2000 | 3.06 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 2001 | 3.57 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 2.36 kg/ha | -34.0% |
| 2003 | 2.71 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 4.18 kg/ha | +54.4% |
| 2005 | 2.92 kg/ha | -30.1% |
| 2006 | 2.98 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.89 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 2.94 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 3.03 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.89 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 3.77 kg/ha | +30.5% |
| 2012 | 3.27 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 4.22 kg/ha | +29.0% |
| 2014 | 3.54 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 2015 | 4.32 kg/ha | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 5 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 4.48 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 4.67 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 5.24 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 5.32 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 4.8 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 5.17 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 3.96 kg/ha | -23.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 3.96 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.04 kg/ha, 23% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 3.96 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.97 kg/ha, 66% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +257.7% | 0.6144 kg/ha | 2.2 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8487 kg/ha | 0.2269 kg/ha | 1.81 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.59 kg/ha | 0.6144 kg/ha | 2.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.05 kg/ha | 2.41 kg/ha | 3.76 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.01 kg/ha | 0.8392 kg/ha | 3.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.06 kg/ha | 2.36 kg/ha | 4.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.14 kg/ha | 2.89 kg/ha | 5.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.81 kg/ha | 3.96 kg/ha | 5.32 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 153 Mauritania 4.17 kg/ha compare
- 154 Guinea-Bissau 4.17 kg/ha compare
- 155 Burundi 4.12 kg/ha compare
- 157 Sudan 3.37 kg/ha compare
- 158 Madagascar 3.35 kg/ha compare
- 159 Angola 3.18 kg/ha 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cameroon?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cameroon was 3.96 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.32 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2269 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Cameroon ranks 156th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).