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

0.0066 hectares per person, with Cameroon ahead.

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

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 Senegal: Arable land

Cameroon

0.2185 hectares per person

in 2023

Senegal

0.2119 hectares per person

in 2023

Cameroon rank

54th

Senegal rank

57th

Arable land over time

Cameroon
Senegal

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.2185 hectares per person against 0.2119 hectares per person in Senegal, a difference of 0.0066 hectares per person.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 54th and Senegal ranks 57th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.9098 hectares per person	0.8074 hectares per person	0.1024 hectares per person	Cameroon
1970s	0.7638 hectares per person	0.6373 hectares per person	0.1264 hectares per person	Cameroon
1980s	0.6147 hectares per person	0.4725 hectares per person	0.1422 hectares per person	Cameroon
1990s	0.4647 hectares per person	0.3535 hectares per person	0.1112 hectares per person	Cameroon
2000s	0.3548 hectares per person	0.2835 hectares per person	0.0713 hectares per person	Cameroon
2010s	0.2777 hectares per person	0.2447 hectares per person	0.033 hectares per person	Cameroon
2020s	0.2274 hectares per person	0.2187 hectares per person	0.0088 hectares per person	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Cameroon or Senegal?: Cameroon, at 0.2185 hectares per person against 0.2119 hectares per person in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Cameroon and Senegal?: 0.0066 hectares per person, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Senegal?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Senegal rank globally for arable land?: Cameroon ranks 54th and Senegal ranks 57th 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.