Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Cameroon
Cameroon: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 0.0553 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0553 ha per square kilometre for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Cameroon peaked at 0.0574 ha per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0042 ha per square kilometre, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 28th 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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0129 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0143 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | -51.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0213 ha per square kilometre | +161.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0234 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0254 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.028 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0394 ha per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0378 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0461 ha per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0528 ha per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0574 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0521 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0552 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0567 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0547 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0556 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0557 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0553 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0553 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.043 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0553 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0106 ha per square kilometre, 5.2× 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 | +161.8% | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | 0.0213 ha per square kilometre |
| 2005 | -51.0% | 0.0143 ha per square kilometre | 0.007 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0143 ha per square kilometre | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0254 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0456 ha per square kilometre | 0.028 ha per square kilometre | 0.0574 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0553 ha per square kilometre | 0.0547 ha per square kilometre | 0.0557 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 0.0553 ha per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.0574 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0042 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Cameroon ranks 28th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.