Agricultural land use, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.3488 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.3488 hectares per person for agricultural land use, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 1.43 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3488 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 106th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.43 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.42 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 1.4 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 1.38 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 1.36 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 1.34 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 1.32 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 1.29 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 1.27 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 1.24 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 1.21 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 1.19 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 1.17 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 1.15 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 1.13 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 1.12 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 1.11 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.08 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 1.08 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.05 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 1.02 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9979 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.9831 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9615 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9384 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9175 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8881 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.862 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8353 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8092 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7843 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7629 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7415 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.721 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7015 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6828 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.665 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6476 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6306 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6142 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5983 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5825 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5668 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5545 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5396 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5249 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5104 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4987 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4872 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4932 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4819 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4685 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4556 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.442 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4283 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4157 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.405 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3947 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3847 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3752 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3661 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3574 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3488 hectares per person | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.36 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | 1.43 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.15 hectares per person | 1.08 hectares per person | 1.24 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9449 hectares per person | 0.8353 hectares per person | 1.05 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7146 hectares per person | 0.6306 hectares per person | 0.8092 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5477 hectares per person | 0.4872 hectares per person | 0.6142 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.437 hectares per person | 0.3847 hectares per person | 0.4932 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3619 hectares per person | 0.3488 hectares per person | 0.3752 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cameroon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.9031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1685 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 332.28 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4433 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Cameroon?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Cameroon was 0.3488 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3488 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 106th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.