Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0103 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0103 ha per person for beans, dry — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0191 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0065 ha per person, in 1987.
That places Cameroon 25th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0191 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0187 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0183 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0161 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0158 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0154 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0105 ha per person | -31.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0113 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0137 ha per person | +21.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0152 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0156 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0158 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0151 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0163 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0172 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0171 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0177 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0181 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0184 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0181 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0176 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0173 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0189 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0103 ha per person | -45.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0084 ha per person | -18.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0085 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0065 ha per person | -23.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0089 ha per person | +37.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0067 ha per person | -25.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0077 ha per person | +14.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0086 ha per person | +12.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0092 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0097 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0102 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0107 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0112 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0116 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.012 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0137 ha per person | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0137 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0135 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0135 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0136 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0136 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0121 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0121 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0111 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0112 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0128 ha per person | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0145 ha per person | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0177 ha per person | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0104 ha per person | -41.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0122 ha per person | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0122 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0126 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0128 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0136 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0126 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0117 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0115 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0108 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0107 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0106 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0103 ha per person | -2.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0103 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0035 ha per person, 3.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0103 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0038 ha per person, 2.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -45.4% | 0.0189 ha per person | 0.0103 ha per person |
| 2012 | -41.1% | 0.0177 ha per person | 0.0104 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0154 ha per person | 0.0105 ha per person | 0.0191 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0167 ha per person | 0.0151 ha per person | 0.0184 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0121 ha per person | 0.0065 ha per person | 0.0189 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0105 ha per person | 0.0077 ha per person | 0.0137 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0127 ha per person | 0.0111 ha per person | 0.0137 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.013 ha per person | 0.0104 ha per person | 0.0177 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0108 ha per person | 0.0103 ha per person | 0.0115 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 beans, dry — area harvested, per capita in Cameroon?
- Beans, dry — area harvested, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0103 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0191 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0065 ha per person in 1987.
- How does Cameroon rank for beans, dry — area harvested, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 25th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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 Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beans, dry — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beans, dry — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Beans, dry — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Beans, dry — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.