Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Cameroon

Arable land per capita in Cameroon in 2023 — 0.2185 ha/person. Ranked 54 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 77.1%.

2023 0.2185 ha/person −2.61% vs 2022
World rank 54of 206
Period maximum 0.9543 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.2185 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Cameroon, 1961–202300.250.50.75119611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.9543 ha/person1963: 0.9346 ha/person1965: 0.9115 ha/person1967: 0.8867 ha/person1969: 0.8594 ha/person1971: 0.8227 ha/person1973: 0.7789 ha/person1975: 0.7503 ha/person1977: 0.7267 ha/person1979: 0.7158 ha/person1981: 0.6703 ha/person1983: 0.6413 ha/person1985: 0.6054 ha/person1987: 0.5718 ha/person1989: 0.5399 ha/person1991: 0.51 ha/person1993: 0.4825 ha/person1995: 0.4564 ha/person1997: 0.4327 ha/person1999: 0.4103 ha/person2001: 0.3893 ha/person2003: 0.3688 ha/person2005: 0.3492 ha/person2007: 0.3304 ha/person2009: 0.312 ha/person2011: 0.3064 ha/person2013: 0.2897 ha/person2015: 0.2724 ha/person2017: 0.257 ha/person2019: 0.2431 ha/person2021: 0.2303 ha/person2023: 0.2185 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.7358 (−77.1%) Average annual rate: -2.35 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cameroon

Cameroon 0.2185 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.1904 ha/person
Middle Africa computed 0.1674 ha/person
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.1258 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.2185 −0.0059 −2.61%
2022 0.2244 −0.006 −2.59%
2021 0.2303 −0.0062 −2.62%
2020 0.2365 −0.0065 −2.69%
2019 0.2431 −0.0069 −2.74%
2018 0.2499 −0.007 −2.73%
2017 0.257 −0.0074 −2.8%
2016 0.2643 −0.008 −2.95%
2015 0.2724 −0.0087 −3.09%
2014 0.2811 −0.0086 −2.98%
2013 0.2897 −0.0083 −2.77%
2012 0.2979 −0.0085 −2.77%
2011 0.3064 −0.0088 −2.79%
2010 0.3152 +0.0033 +1.05%
2009 0.312 −0.0091 −2.82%
2008 0.321 −0.0093 −2.82%
2007 0.3304 −0.0094 −2.77%
2006 0.3398 −0.0095 −2.71%
2005 0.3492 −0.0096 −2.67%
2004 0.3588 −0.01 −2.71%
2003 0.3688 −0.0102 −2.69%
2002 0.379 −0.0103 −2.65%
2001 0.3893 −0.0104 −2.59%
2000 0.3997 −0.0107 −2.6%
1999 0.4103 −0.011 −2.62%
1998 0.4214 −0.0113 −2.61%
1997 0.4327 −0.0116 −2.62%
1996 0.4443 −0.0121 −2.66%
1995 0.4564 −0.0127 −2.71%
1994 0.4691 −0.0134 −2.77%
1993 0.4825 −0.0139 −2.81%
1992 0.4964 −0.0136 −2.66%
1991 0.51 −0.0142 −2.71%
1990 0.5242 −0.0157 −2.9%
1989 0.5399 −0.0161 −2.89%
1988 0.5559 −0.0159 −2.78%
1987 0.5718 −0.0176 −2.99%
1986 0.5894 −0.016 −2.64%
1985 0.6054 −0.0183 −2.94%
1984 0.6237 −0.0176 −2.74%
1983 0.6413 −0.0133 −2.03%
1982 0.6546 −0.0158 −2.35%
1981 0.6703 −0.024 −3.45%
1980 0.6943 −0.0215 −3.01%
1979 0.7158 +0.012 +1.7%
1978 0.7038 −0.0229 −3.15%
1977 0.7267 −0.0103 −1.4%
1976 0.737 −0.0133 −1.77%
1975 0.7503 −0.0143 −1.87%
1974 0.7646 −0.0144 −1.85%
1973 0.7789 −0.0217 −2.71%
1972 0.8007 −0.0221 −2.68%
1971 0.8227 −0.0145 −1.73%
1970 0.8372 −0.0222 −2.58%
1969 0.8594 −0.0139 −1.6%
1968 0.8733 −0.0133 −1.5%
1967 0.8867 −0.0127 −1.41%
1966 0.8994 −0.0121 −1.33%
1965 0.9115 −0.0117 −1.27%
1964 0.9232 −0.0114 −1.22%
1963 0.9346 −0.0113 −1.19%
1962 0.9459 −0.0084 −0.88%
1961 0.9543

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.