Cameroon vs Niger: Arable land
Cameroon
13.1%
in 2023
Niger
14.0%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
80th
Niger rank
77th
Arable land over time
- Cameroon
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 14.0% against 13.1% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 80th and Niger ranks 77th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.0% | 9.2% | 1.8% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 11.8% | 8.1% | 3.6% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 7.7% | 4.8% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 10.4% | 2.2% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 11.3% | 1.3% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 13.2% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 14.0% | 0.9% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land, Cameroon or Niger?
- Niger, at 14.0% against 13.1% in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land between Cameroon and Niger?
- 0.9%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Niger?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Niger rank globally for arable land?
- Cameroon ranks 80th and Niger ranks 77th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (% of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land 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.