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Land area — Cameroon

Land area in Cameroon in 2023 — 472,710 km². Ranked 52 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 472,710 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 52of 215
Period maximum 472,710 km²1961
Period minimum 472,710 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Cameroon, 1961–2023425,000450,000475,000500,000525,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 472,710 km²1963: 472,710 km²1965: 472,710 km²1967: 472,710 km²1969: 472,710 km²1971: 472,710 km²1973: 472,710 km²1975: 472,710 km²1977: 472,710 km²1979: 472,710 km²1981: 472,710 km²1983: 472,710 km²1985: 472,710 km²1987: 472,710 km²1989: 472,710 km²1991: 472,710 km²1993: 472,710 km²1995: 472,710 km²1997: 472,710 km²1999: 472,710 km²2001: 472,710 km²2003: 472,710 km²2005: 472,710 km²2007: 472,710 km²2009: 472,710 km²2011: 472,710 km²2013: 472,710 km²2015: 472,710 km²2017: 472,710 km²2019: 472,710 km²2021: 472,710 km²2023: 472,710 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Cameroon 472,710 km²
World 130M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 23.9M km²
Middle Africa computed 6.5M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 21.64M km²
Land area — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 472,710 +0 +0%
2022 472,710 +0 +0%
2021 472,710 +0 +0%
2020 472,710 +0 +0%
2019 472,710 +0 +0%
2018 472,710 +0 +0%
2017 472,710 +0 +0%
2016 472,710 +0 +0%
2015 472,710 +0 +0%
2014 472,710 +0 +0%
2013 472,710 +0 +0%
2012 472,710 +0 +0%
2011 472,710 +0 +0%
2010 472,710 +0 +0%
2009 472,710 +0 +0%
2008 472,710 +0 +0%
2007 472,710 +0 +0%
2006 472,710 +0 +0%
2005 472,710 +0 +0%
2004 472,710 +0 +0%
2003 472,710 +0 +0%
2002 472,710 +0 +0%
2001 472,710 +0 +0%
2000 472,710 +0 +0%
1999 472,710 +0 +0%
1998 472,710 +0 +0%
1997 472,710 +0 +0%
1996 472,710 +0 +0%
1995 472,710 +0 +0%
1994 472,710 +0 +0%
1993 472,710 +0 +0%
1992 472,710 +0 +0%
1991 472,710 +0 +0%
1990 472,710 +0 +0%
1989 472,710 +0 +0%
1988 472,710 +0 +0%
1987 472,710 +0 +0%
1986 472,710 +0 +0%
1985 472,710 +0 +0%
1984 472,710 +0 +0%
1983 472,710 +0 +0%
1982 472,710 +0 +0%
1981 472,710 +0 +0%
1980 472,710 +0 +0%
1979 472,710 +0 +0%
1978 472,710 +0 +0%
1977 472,710 +0 +0%
1976 472,710 +0 +0%
1975 472,710 +0 +0%
1974 472,710 +0 +0%
1973 472,710 +0 +0%
1972 472,710 +0 +0%
1971 472,710 +0 +0%
1970 472,710 +0 +0%
1969 472,710 +0 +0%
1968 472,710 +0 +0%
1967 472,710 +0 +0%
1966 472,710 +0 +0%
1965 472,710 +0 +0%
1964 472,710 +0 +0%
1963 472,710 +0 +0%
1962 472,710 +0 +0%
1961 472,710 — —

Middle Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.27M TD Chad 1.26M AO Angola 1.25M CF Central African Republic 622,980 CM Cameroon 472,710 CG Republic of the Congo 341,500 GA Gabon 257,670 GQ Equatorial Guinea 28,050 ST Sao Tome and Principe 960
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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