Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Cameroon

Land under cereal production in Cameroon in 2024 — 2,172,460 ha. Ranked 30 in the world out of 79. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 166.7%.

2024 2.17M ha +0.13% vs 2023
World rank 30of 79
Period maximum 2.35M ha2016
Period minimum 582,102 ha1987

Trend over time

1961–2024 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Cameroon, 1961–202401M2M3M19611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 814,452 ha1963: 903,695 ha1965: 875,932 ha1967: 830,487 ha1969: 939,792 ha1971: 992,652 ha1973: 998,927 ha1975: 1,042,516 ha1977: 981,715 ha1979: 1,066,582 ha1981: 964,842 ha1983: 992,687 ha1985: 706,454 ha1987: 582,102 ha1989: 766,751 ha1991: 843,712 ha1993: 1,028,449 ha1995: 1,006,622 ha1997: 905,236 ha1999: 626,054 ha2001: 793,644 ha2003: 979,727 ha2005: 1,122,283 ha2007: 1,412,908 ha2009: 1,636,978 ha2011: 1,747,441 ha2013: 1,907,139 ha2015: 2,256,907 ha2017: 2,158,098 ha2019: 2,102,789 ha2021: 2,152,065 ha2023: 2,169,743 ha2024: 2,172,460 ha
Change over the period: +1.36M (+166.74%) Average annual rate: 1.57 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Cameroon 2.17M ha
World 416M ha
Sub-Saharan Africa 85.37M ha
Land under cereal production — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2024 2.17M +2,717 +0.13%
2023 2.17M −99,403 −4.38%
2022 2.27M +117,081 +5.44%
2021 2.15M +33,338 +1.57%
2020 2.12M +15,938 +0.76%
2019 2.1M −122,370 −5.5%
2018 2.23M +67,061 +3.11%
2017 2.16M −196,703 −8.35%
2016 2.35M +97,894 +4.34%
2015 2.26M +197,331 +9.58%
2014 2.06M +152,437 +7.99%
2013 1.91M −121,995 −6.01%
2012 2.03M +281,693 +16.12%
2011 1.75M −79,374 −4.34%
2010 1.83M +189,837 +11.6%
2009 1.64M +162,973 +11.06%
2008 1.47M +61,097 +4.32%
2007 1.41M +180,129 +14.61%
2006 1.23M +110,496 +9.85%
2005 1.12M +44,646 +4.14%
2004 1.08M +97,910 +9.99%
2003 979,727 +88,963 +9.99%
2002 890,764 +97,120 +12.24%
2001 793,644 +70,619 +9.77%
2000 723,025 +96,971 +15.49%
1999 626,054 −372,944 −37.33%
1998 998,998 +93,762 +10.36%
1997 905,236 −59,375 −6.16%
1996 964,611 −42,011 −4.17%
1995 1.01M +14,784 +1.49%
1994 991,838 −36,611 −3.56%
1993 1.03M +78,009 +8.21%
1992 950,440 +106,728 +12.65%
1991 843,712 +195,476 +30.16%
1990 648,236 −118,515 −15.46%
1989 766,751 −4,870 −0.63%
1988 771,621 +189,519 +32.56%
1987 582,102 −210,135 −26.52%
1986 792,237 +85,783 +12.14%
1985 706,454 +95,826 +15.69%
1984 610,628 −382,059 −38.49%
1983 992,687 −86,945 −8.05%
1982 1.08M +114,790 +11.9%
1981 964,842 −66,888 −6.48%
1980 1.03M −34,852 −3.27%
1979 1.07M +5,901 +0.56%
1978 1.06M +78,966 +8.04%
1977 981,715 +17,540 +1.82%
1976 964,175 −78,341 −7.51%
1975 1.04M +67,287 +6.9%
1974 975,229 −23,698 −2.37%
1973 998,927 +50,518 +5.33%
1972 948,409 −44,243 −4.46%
1971 992,652 +69,079 +7.48%
1970 923,573 −16,219 −1.73%
1969 939,792 +101,582 +12.12%
1968 838,210 +7,723 +0.93%
1967 830,487 −53,564 −6.06%
1966 884,051 +8,119 +0.93%
1965 875,932 −11,770 −1.33%
1964 887,702 −15,993 −1.77%
1963 903,695 −5,993 −0.66%
1962 909,688 +95,236 +11.69%
1961 814,452

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About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

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