Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Cameroon

Cameroon: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 17.73 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
17.73 %
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
64th
of 220 countries
All-time high
17.73 %
in 2024
All-time low
6.79 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Cameroon, 1961–2024

05101520196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 17.73 % for permanent crops — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Cameroon peaked at 17.73 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.79 %, in 1961.

That places Cameroon 64th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7 % 6.79 % 7.24 % 9
1970s 9.59 % 7.2 % 11.9 % 10
1980s 13.04 % 11.43 % 14.11 % 10
1990s 13.16 % 13.12 % 13.43 % 10
2000s 13.52 % 13.1 % 14.5 % 10
2010s 15.97 % 15.46 % 16.49 % 10
2020s 17.13 % 16.69 % 17.73 % 5

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  4. 65 British Virgin Islands 17.54 % compare
  5. 66 Belize 17.2 % compare
  6. 67 Uganda 17.07 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Cameroon?
Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Cameroon was 17.73 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 17.73 % in 2024.
What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 6.79 % in 1961.
How does Cameroon rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
Cameroon ranks 64th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,814 data points, 1961–2024
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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.