Cameroon vs Romania: Cropland extent over the long-term
Cameroon
7.75 million hectares
in 2025
Romania
8.28 million hectares
in 2025
Cameroon rank
42nd
Romania rank
40th
Cropland extent over the long-term over time
- Cameroon
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 8.28 million hectares against 7.75 million hectares in Cameroon, a difference of 531,300 hectares.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Romania ahead.
Cameroon ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 40th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 733,810 hectares | 831,033 hectares | 97,223 hectares | Romania |
| 1100s | 840,892 hectares | 915,627 hectares | 74,735 hectares | Romania |
| 1200s | 963,578 hectares | 993,962 hectares | 30,384 hectares | Romania |
| 1300s | 1.10 million hectares | 1.45 million hectares | 348,050 hectares | Romania |
| 1400s | 1.27 million hectares | 1.17 million hectares | 91,190 hectares | Cameroon |
| 1500s | 1.45 million hectares | 1.81 million hectares | 362,680 hectares | Romania |
| 1600s | 1.66 million hectares | 1.74 million hectares | 73,960 hectares | Romania |
| 1700s | 1.90 million hectares | 2.05 million hectares | 147,750 hectares | Romania |
| 1710s | 1.97 million hectares | 2.44 million hectares | 472,880 hectares | Romania |
| 1720s | 2.03 million hectares | 2.59 million hectares | 567,570 hectares | Romania |
| 1730s | 2.09 million hectares | 2.76 million hectares | 671,620 hectares | Romania |
| 1740s | 2.15 million hectares | 2.94 million hectares | 785,490 hectares | Romania |
| 1750s | 2.21 million hectares | 3.12 million hectares | 909,680 hectares | Romania |
| 1760s | 2.27 million hectares | 3.32 million hectares | 1.04 million hectares | Romania |
| 1770s | 2.34 million hectares | 3.53 million hectares | 1.19 million hectares | Romania |
| 1780s | 2.40 million hectares | 3.75 million hectares | 1.35 million hectares | Romania |
| 1790s | 2.46 million hectares | 3.98 million hectares | 1.52 million hectares | Romania |
| 1800s | 2.52 million hectares | 4.22 million hectares | 1.70 million hectares | Romania |
| 1810s | 2.58 million hectares | 4.48 million hectares | 1.90 million hectares | Romania |
| 1820s | 2.65 million hectares | 4.75 million hectares | 2.11 million hectares | Romania |
| 1830s | 2.71 million hectares | 5.22 million hectares | 2.51 million hectares | Romania |
| 1840s | 2.77 million hectares | 5.48 million hectares | 2.71 million hectares | Romania |
| 1850s | 2.83 million hectares | 5.75 million hectares | 2.92 million hectares | Romania |
| 1860s | 2.97 million hectares | 6.10 million hectares | 3.13 million hectares | Romania |
| 1870s | 3.12 million hectares | 6.43 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | Romania |
| 1880s | 3.32 million hectares | 6.74 million hectares | 3.42 million hectares | Romania |
| 1890s | 3.53 million hectares | 7.04 million hectares | 3.51 million hectares | Romania |
| 1900s | 3.40 million hectares | 7.34 million hectares | 3.94 million hectares | Romania |
| 1910s | 3.12 million hectares | 7.77 million hectares | 4.65 million hectares | Romania |
| 1920s | 2.99 million hectares | 7.91 million hectares | 4.92 million hectares | Romania |
| 1930s | 3.41 million hectares | 8.94 million hectares | 5.53 million hectares | Romania |
| 1940s | 3.88 million hectares | 9.18 million hectares | 5.31 million hectares | Romania |
| 1950s | 4.97 million hectares | 9.90 million hectares | 4.92 million hectares | Romania |
| 1960s | 5.72 million hectares | 10.48 million hectares | 4.76 million hectares | Romania |
| 1970s | 6.37 million hectares | 10.50 million hectares | 4.13 million hectares | Romania |
| 1980s | 7.11 million hectares | 10.54 million hectares | 3.43 million hectares | Romania |
| 1990s | 7.16 million hectares | 9.93 million hectares | 2.77 million hectares | Romania |
| 2000s | 7.21 million hectares | 9.53 million hectares | 2.32 million hectares | Romania |
| 2010s | 7.75 million hectares | 9.23 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | Romania |
| 2020s | 7.75 million hectares | 8.63 million hectares | 875,533 hectares | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Cameroon or Romania?
- Romania, at 8.28 million hectares against 7.75 million hectares in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Cameroon and Romania?
- 531,300 hectares, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Romania?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Romania rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?
- Cameroon ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 40th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cropland area for each separate country over time.