Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Cameroon
Cameroon: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 17.73 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Cameroon, 1961–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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 — Area 1,767 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 62.21 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6,200 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.27 ha/cap (2024)
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
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.