Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.2839 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.2839 1000 USD per square kilometre for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.9% on the previous year and up 110.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 0.2839 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1965.
Cameroon ranks 113th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0018 1000 USD per square kilometre | +96.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | -70.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0019 1000 USD per square kilometre | +275.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0028 1000 USD per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0052 1000 USD per square kilometre | +86.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0042 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0047 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0053 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0073 1000 USD per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0096 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0091 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0158 1000 USD per square kilometre | +73.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0179 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0306 1000 USD per square kilometre | +71.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0381 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0608 1000 USD per square kilometre | +59.6% |
| 1981 | 0.039 1000 USD per square kilometre | -35.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0471 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0422 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0362 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0466 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0659 1000 USD per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 1987 | 0.066 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0456 1000 USD per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 1989 | 0.072 1000 USD per square kilometre | +57.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0412 1000 USD per square kilometre | -42.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0156 1000 USD per square kilometre | -62.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0242 1000 USD per square kilometre | +55.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0329 1000 USD per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0314 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.049 1000 USD per square kilometre | +56.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0313 1000 USD per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0476 1000 USD per square kilometre | +52.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0562 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0402 1000 USD per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0385 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0396 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0487 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0707 1000 USD per square kilometre | +45.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0709 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0623 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0788 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0903 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0789 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0829 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1146 1000 USD per square kilometre | +38.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1134 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.135 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1591 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1672 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1264 1000 USD per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1661 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1924 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1738 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2261 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 2021 | 0.21 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2273 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2839 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.2839 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2114 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.2839 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1452 1000 USD per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +275.1% | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0052 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0143 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0381 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0521 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0362 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.072 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.037 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0156 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0562 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0649 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0385 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0903 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1431 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0829 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1924 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2368 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.21 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2839 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 110 New Caledonia 0.3213 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 111 Kiribati 0.3151 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 112 Haiti 0.2942 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 114 Jordan 0.2837 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 115 Indonesia 0.2775 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 116 Albania 0.2722 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0991 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 0.2839 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2839 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Cameroon rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 113th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.