Bhutan vs Cameroon: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Bhutan
1.4%
in 2023
Cameroon
1.5%
in 2023
Bhutan rank
61st
Cameroon rank
59th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Bhutan
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cameroon ahead.
Bhutan ranks 61st and Cameroon ranks 59th of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Cameroon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.4% | 8.6% | 1.2% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 11.7% | 8.9% | 2.8% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 0.6% | 20.8% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 0.5% | 6.9% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | -8.5% | 6.0% | 14.5% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 1.3% | 0.9% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Bhutan or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Bhutan and Cameroon?
- 0.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Cameroon?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Cameroon rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Bhutan ranks 61st and Cameroon ranks 59th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.