Temporary crops — Area in Cameroon
Cameroon: Temporary crops — Area was 4,828 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Cameroon, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary crops — area in Cameroon is 4,828 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Cameroon peaked at 4,828 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,247 1000 ha, in 2001.
Cameroon ranks 46th of 242 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4,247 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 4,258 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 4,274 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 4,287 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 4,302 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 4,332 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 4,344 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 4,396 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 4,435 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 4,630 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 4,679 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 4,679 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4,716 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 4,732 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 4,720 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 4,730 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 4,744 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 4,741 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 4,762 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 4,787 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 4,828 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 4,828 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4,828 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4,828 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 4,828 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,271 1000 ha, 3.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 4,828 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,076 1000 ha, 2.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,319 1000 ha | 4,247 1000 ha | 4,435 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 4,713 1000 ha | 4,630 1000 ha | 4,762 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,820 1000 ha | 4,787 1000 ha | 4,828 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 temporary crops — area in Cameroon?
- Temporary crops — area in Cameroon was 4,828 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4,828 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,247 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Cameroon rank for temporary crops — area?
- Cameroon ranks 46th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Temporary 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.