Cameroon vs Guinea: Arable land

Cameroon
6.20 million hectares
in 2023
Guinea
6.00 million hectares
in 2023
Cameroon rank
40th
Guinea rank
42nd

Arable land over time

  • Cameroon
  • Guinea
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 6.20 million hectares against 6.00 million hectares in Guinea, a difference of 199,910 hectares.

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

Cameroon ranks 40th and Guinea ranks 42nd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 5.20 million hectares 2.74 million hectares 2.46 million hectares Cameroon
1970s 5.56 million hectares 2.74 million hectares 2.82 million hectares Cameroon
1980s 5.92 million hectares 2.74 million hectares 3.18 million hectares Cameroon
1990s 5.96 million hectares 2.74 million hectares 3.22 million hectares Cameroon
2000s 5.96 million hectares 2.82 million hectares 3.14 million hectares Cameroon
2010s 6.20 million hectares 4.51 million hectares 1.69 million hectares Cameroon
2020s 6.20 million hectares 5.44 million hectares 762,408 hectares Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Cameroon or Guinea?
Cameroon, at 6.20 million hectares against 6.00 million hectares in Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Cameroon and Guinea?
199,910 hectares, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Guinea rank globally for arable land?
Cameroon ranks 40th and Guinea ranks 42nd 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). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
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
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) 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.