What is the difference in arable land between Cameroon and Nicaragua?

0.0018 hectares per person, with Nicaragua ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nicaragua?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Nicaragua: Arable land

Cameroon

0.2185 hectares per person

in 2023

Nicaragua

0.2203 hectares per person

in 2023

Cameroon rank

54th

Nicaragua rank

53rd

Arable land over time

Cameroon
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.2203 hectares per person against 0.2185 hectares per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0018 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 54th and Nicaragua ranks 53rd of 206 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.9098 hectares per person	0.5001 hectares per person	0.4098 hectares per person	Cameroon
1970s	0.7638 hectares per person	0.3813 hectares per person	0.3825 hectares per person	Cameroon
1980s	0.6147 hectares per person	0.3279 hectares per person	0.2868 hectares per person	Cameroon
1990s	0.4647 hectares per person	0.333 hectares per person	0.1317 hectares per person	Cameroon
2000s	0.3548 hectares per person	0.3499 hectares per person	0.0049 hectares per person	Cameroon
2010s	0.2777 hectares per person	0.2473 hectares per person	0.0304 hectares per person	Cameroon
2020s	0.2274 hectares per person	0.2247 hectares per person	0.0028 hectares per person	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Cameroon or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 0.2203 hectares per person against 0.2185 hectares per person in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Cameroon and Nicaragua?: 0.0018 hectares per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nicaragua?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Nicaragua rank globally for arable land?: Cameroon ranks 54th and Nicaragua ranks 53rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit: hectares per person
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.