Other land — Area in Cameroon

Cameroon: Other land — Area was 18,044 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
18,044 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
43rd
of 240 countries
All-time high
18,044 1000 ha
in 2024
All-time low
15,616 1000 ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Other land — Area in Cameroon, 1990–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200720241990: 15.6k 1000 ha1991: 15.7k 1000 ha1992: 15.8k 1000 ha1993: 15.9k 1000 ha1994: 16.0k 1000 ha1995: 16.1k 1000 ha1996: 16.2k 1000 ha1997: 16.3k 1000 ha1998: 16.3k 1000 ha1999: 16.4k 1000 ha2000: 16.5k 1000 ha2001: 16.6k 1000 ha2002: 16.7k 1000 ha2003: 16.7k 1000 ha2004: 16.7k 1000 ha2005: 16.8k 1000 ha2006: 16.9k 1000 ha2007: 16.9k 1000 ha2008: 17.0k 1000 ha2009: 17.0k 1000 ha2010: 16.7k 1000 ha2011: 16.7k 1000 ha2012: 16.7k 1000 ha2013: 16.8k 1000 ha2014: 16.8k 1000 ha2015: 16.9k 1000 ha2016: 17.1k 1000 ha2017: 17.2k 1000 ha2018: 17.4k 1000 ha2019: 17.6k 1000 ha2020: 17.7k 1000 ha2021: 17.8k 1000 ha2022: 17.9k 1000 ha2023: 18.0k 1000 ha2024: 18.0k 1000 ha

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 40 Norway 23,332 1000 ha compare
  2. 41 Western Sahara 21,066 1000 ha compare
  3. 42 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 19,526 1000 ha compare
  4. 44 Türkiye 15,634 1000 ha compare
  5. 45 Angola 15,612 1000 ha compare
  6. 46 Botswana 15,081 1000 ha compare

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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.

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About this data

Indicator
Other land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,327 data points, 1990–2024
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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.