Arable land in Cameroon
Cameroon: Arable land was 0.2185 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Cameroon stood at 0.2185 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Cameroon peaked at 0.9543 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2185 hectares per person, in 2023.
Cameroon ranks 54th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9098 hectares per person | 0.8594 hectares per person | 0.9543 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7638 hectares per person | 0.7038 hectares per person | 0.8372 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6147 hectares per person | 0.5399 hectares per person | 0.6943 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4647 hectares per person | 0.4103 hectares per person | 0.5242 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3548 hectares per person | 0.312 hectares per person | 0.3997 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2777 hectares per person | 0.2431 hectares per person | 0.3152 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2274 hectares per person | 0.2185 hectares per person | 0.2365 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More agriculture & rural data for Cameroon
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Rural population 44.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 13.25 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.17 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,770 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 3.85 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Cameroon?
- Arable land in Cameroon was 0.2185 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9543 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2185 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for arable land?
- Cameroon ranks 54th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.