Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Cameroon
Cameroon: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 0.0009 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Cameroon stood at 0.0009 ha per person.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Cameroon peaked at 0.0012 ha per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per person, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 13th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0002 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0002 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 ha per person | +20.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 ha per person | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 ha per person | -52.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 ha per person | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 ha per person | +154.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 ha per person | +27.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.001 ha per person | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.001 ha per person | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.001 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.001 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.001 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 ha per person | -2.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0009 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 4.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0009 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 3.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +154.5% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person |
| 2005 | -52.3% | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.001 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 chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Cameroon?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Cameroon was 0.0009 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 ha per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Cameroon ranks 13th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — 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.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area 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
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — 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.