Other land — Area in Cameroon
Cameroon: Other land — Area was 18,044 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other land — area in Cameroon stood at 18,044 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Cameroon peaked at 18,044 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,616 1000 ha, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 43rd of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,037 1000 ha | 15,616 1000 ha | 16,435 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,783 1000 ha | 16,523 1000 ha | 16,988 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,987 1000 ha | 16,670 1000 ha | 17,552 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,891 1000 ha | 17,709 1000 ha | 18,044 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More environment data for Cameroon
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.36 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 28.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 273.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.23 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 20.07 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 17.73 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,767 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 62.21 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6,200 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Cameroon?
- Other land — area in Cameroon was 18,044 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 18,044 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,616 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for other land — area?
- Cameroon ranks 43rd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.