Permanent crops — Area in Cameroon
Cameroon: Permanent crops — Area was 1,767 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1,767 1000 ha for permanent crops — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Cameroon peaked at 1,767 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 510 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Cameroon 35th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 510 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 520 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 520 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 530 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 540 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 550 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 570 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 570 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 570 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 578 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 578 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 645 1000 ha | +11.6% |
| 1973 | 710 1000 ha | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 780 1000 ha | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 845 1000 ha | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 910 1000 ha | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 978 1000 ha | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 1,032 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 1,014 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 1,020 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 1,050 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 1,100 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 1,150 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 1,200 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 1,250 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 1,300 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 1,280 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 1,270 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 1,250 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 1,230 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 1,200 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 1,200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,250 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 1,250 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,250 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,250 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,300 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 1,350 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 1,500 1000 ha | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 1,550 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 1,550 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,550 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,550 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,550 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,550 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,573 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1,596 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1,618 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1,641 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1,664 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1,687 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1,710 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1,767 1000 ha | +3.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1,767 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 250.5 1000 ha, 7.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1,767 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 203.47 1000 ha, 8.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 542.22 1000 ha | 510 1000 ha | 570 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 807 1000 ha | 578 1000 ha | 1,032 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,187 1000 ha | 1,020 1000 ha | 1,300 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,203 1000 ha | 1,200 1000 ha | 1,230 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,245 1000 ha | 1,200 1000 ha | 1,350 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,559 1000 ha | 1,500 1000 ha | 1,618 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,694 1000 ha | 1,641 1000 ha | 1,767 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 permanent crops — area in Cameroon?
- Permanent crops — area in Cameroon was 1,767 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,767 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 510 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for permanent crops — area?
- Cameroon ranks 35th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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 Permanent crops — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.