What is land area in Cameroon?

Land area in Cameroon was 472,710 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Cameroon?

The highest recorded value was 472,710 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Cameroon?

The lowest recorded value was 472,710 sq. km in 1961.

How does Cameroon rank for land area?

Cameroon ranks 52nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Cameroon?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Cameroon data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Cameroon

Name: Land area in Cameroon
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Cameroon: Land area was 472,710 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

472,710 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

52nd

of 216 countries

All-time high

472,710 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

472,710 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Cameroon, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Cameroon is 472,710 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Cameroon peaked at 472,710 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 472,710 sq. km, in 1961.

Cameroon ranks 52nd of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	472,710 sq. km	472,710 sq. km	472,710 sq. km	9
1970s	472,710 sq. km	472,710 sq. km	472,710 sq. km	10
1980s	472,710 sq. km	472,710 sq. km	472,710 sq. km	10
1990s	472,710 sq. km	472,710 sq. km	472,710 sq. km	10
2000s	472,710 sq. km	472,710 sq. km	472,710 sq. km	10
2010s	472,710 sq. km	472,710 sq. km	472,710 sq. km	10
2020s	472,710 sq. km	472,710 sq. km	472,710 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Cameroon

49 Yemen 527,970 sq. km compare
50 Thailand 510,890 sq. km compare
51 Spain 499,697 sq. km compare
53 Turkmenistan 469,930 sq. km compare
54 Papua New Guinea 452,860 sq. km compare
55 Morocco 446,300 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Cameroon?: Land area in Cameroon was 472,710 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 472,710 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 472,710 sq. km in 1961.
How does Cameroon rank for land area?: Cameroon ranks 52nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Cameroon?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.