Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen was 31,304 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Cameroon is 31,304 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Cameroon peaked at 41,644 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,250 t, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 98th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,250 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,500 t | +20.0% |
| 1963 | 2,000 t | +33.3% |
| 1964 | 2,500 t | +25.0% |
| 1965 | 3,000 t | +20.0% |
| 1966 | 6,300 t | +110.0% |
| 1967 | 8,513 t | +35.1% |
| 1968 | 10,716 t | +25.9% |
| 1969 | 8,818 t | -17.7% |
| 1970 | 11,532 t | +30.8% |
| 1971 | 9,000 t | -22.0% |
| 1972 | 7,301 t | -18.9% |
| 1973 | 9,313 t | +27.6% |
| 1974 | 9,782 t | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 6,100 t | -37.6% |
| 1976 | 4,000 t | -34.4% |
| 1977 | 14,600 t | +265.0% |
| 1978 | 16,100 t | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 14,200 t | -11.8% |
| 1980 | 17,243 t | +21.4% |
| 1981 | 19,645 t | +13.9% |
| 1982 | 16,900 t | -14.0% |
| 1983 | 24,500 t | +45.0% |
| 1984 | 26,000 t | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 26,900 t | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 20,700 t | -23.0% |
| 1987 | 24,600 t | +18.8% |
| 1988 | 22,038 t | -10.4% |
| 1989 | 18,200 t | -17.4% |
| 1990 | 9,000 t | -50.5% |
| 1991 | 6,000 t | -33.3% |
| 1992 | 9,400 t | +56.7% |
| 1993 | 10,202 t | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 15,000 t | +47.0% |
| 1995 | 15,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 18,000 t | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 18,900 t | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 16,562 t | -12.4% |
| 1999 | 25,992 t | +56.9% |
| 2000 | 21,879 t | -15.8% |
| 2001 | 25,588 t | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 16,896 t | -34.0% |
| 2003 | 19,385 t | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 30,134 t | +55.4% |
| 2005 | 21,086 t | -30.0% |
| 2006 | 21,492 t | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 20,850 t | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 21,348 t | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 22,148 t | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 22,228 t | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 29,188 t | +31.3% |
| 2012 | 25,364 t | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 32,709 t | +29.0% |
| 2014 | 27,455 t | -16.1% |
| 2015 | 33,516 t | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 38,730 t | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 34,785 t | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 36,362 t | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 40,962 t | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 41,644 t | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 37,728 t | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 40,701 t | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 31,304 t | -23.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 31,304 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31,222 t, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 31,304 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16,921 t, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen 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 | +265.0% | 4,000 t | 14,600 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,955 t | 1,250 t | 10,716 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,193 t | 4,000 t | 16,100 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,673 t | 16,900 t | 26,900 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,406 t | 6,000 t | 25,992 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,080 t | 16,896 t | 30,134 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,130 t | 22,228 t | 40,962 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,844 t | 31,304 t | 41,644 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 95 Georgia 36,300 t compare
- 96 Panama 34,916 t compare
- 97 Switzerland 33,071 t compare
- 99 Kyrgyzstan 31,138 t compare
- 100 New Zealand 30,240 t compare
- 101 Ethiopia PDR 30,100 t 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 in Cameroon?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Cameroon was 31,304 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 41,644 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,250 t in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
- Cameroon ranks 98th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).