Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Cameroon
Cameroon: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 20.07 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Cameroon is 20.07 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Cameroon peaked at 26.63 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 20.07 %, in 2024.
That places Cameroon 175th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.84 % | 25.09 % | 26.63 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.93 % | 22.44 % | 25.07 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.98 % | 21.7 % | 22.42 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.88 % | 21.84 % | 21.91 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.73 % | 21.48 % | 21.86 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5 % | 20.38 % | 20.62 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.23 % | 20.07 % | 20.34 % | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 0 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 1,065 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 156 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 70 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 78 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 46,468 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 54,609 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 38,142 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Cameroon?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Cameroon was 20.07 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 26.63 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.07 % in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Cameroon ranks 175th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.