Cameroon vs New Zealand: Land used for agriculture

Cameroon
9.27 million
in 2010
New Zealand
9.65 million
in 2010
Cameroon rank
67th
New Zealand rank
66th

Land used for agriculture over time

  • Cameroon
  • New Zealand
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M178018952010

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 9.65 million against 9.27 million in Cameroon, a difference of 383,410.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 67th and New Zealand ranks 66th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 14 and New Zealand in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon New Zealand Difference Ahead
1780s 2.31 million 204,980 2.11 million Cameroon
1790s 2.34 million 204,151 2.14 million Cameroon
1800s 2.38 million 203,788 2.17 million Cameroon
1810s 2.41 million 203,745 2.21 million Cameroon
1820s 2.46 million 232,667 2.23 million Cameroon
1830s 2.51 million 262,335 2.25 million Cameroon
1840s 2.56 million 303,246 2.26 million Cameroon
1850s 2.62 million 347,994 2.27 million Cameroon
1860s 2.67 million 395,342 2.28 million Cameroon
1870s 2.76 million 512,161 2.25 million Cameroon
1880s 2.86 million 663,165 2.19 million Cameroon
1890s 2.95 million 1.02 million 1.93 million Cameroon
1900s 3.06 million 1.67 million 1.39 million Cameroon
1910s 3.18 million 3.04 million 135,820 Cameroon
1920s 3.77 million 6.10 million 2.33 million New Zealand
1930s 4.49 million 7.43 million 2.94 million New Zealand
1940s 5.35 million 8.96 million 3.61 million New Zealand
1950s 6.37 million 10.47 million 4.10 million New Zealand
1960s 7.66 million 11.25 million 3.59 million New Zealand
1970s 8.09 million 10.68 million 2.59 million New Zealand
1980s 8.85 million 10.56 million 1.72 million New Zealand
1990s 9.05 million 9.96 million 908,940 New Zealand
2000s 9.09 million 9.56 million 464,040 New Zealand
2010s 9.27 million 9.65 million 383,410 New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land used for agriculture, Cameroon or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 9.65 million against 9.27 million in Cameroon as of 2010.
What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Cameroon and New Zealand?
383,410, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and New Zealand?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Cameroon and New Zealand rank globally for land used for agriculture?
Cameroon ranks 67th and New Zealand ranks 66th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land used for agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land used for agriculture
Source
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
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Agricultural land use is the sum of croplands and pasture – land used for grazing livestock. It is measured in hectares.