Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0079 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Cameroon stood at 0.0079 ha per person.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0172 ha per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0059 ha per person, in 1978.
Cameroon ranks 18th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0121 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0127 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0132 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0141 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0161 ha per person | +13.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0168 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0164 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0165 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0172 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0158 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 0.015 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0129 ha per person | -13.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0087 ha per person | -32.1% |
| 1974 | 0.009 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0099 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0079 ha per person | -20.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0062 ha per person | -21.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0059 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0069 ha per person | +16.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0077 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0072 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0061 ha per person | -15.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0077 ha per person | +27.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0078 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0092 ha per person | +18.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0094 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0092 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0105 ha per person | +14.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0081 ha per person | -22.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0083 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0077 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0082 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0083 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0111 ha per person | +33.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0145 ha per person | +30.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0142 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0125 ha per person | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0122 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0125 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0133 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 0.013 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0134 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0112 ha per person | -16.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0078 ha per person | -30.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0136 ha per person | +74.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0116 ha per person | -14.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0093 ha per person | -19.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0079 ha per person | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0068 ha per person | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0074 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0074 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0094 ha per person | +26.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0098 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0102 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0097 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0096 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0076 ha per person | -20.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0097 ha per person | +27.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0098 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0086 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0086 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0084 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0081 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0079 ha per person | -3.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0079 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0019 ha per person, 4.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0079 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0011 ha per person, 7.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +74.2% | 0.0078 ha per person | 0.0136 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.015 ha per person | 0.0121 ha per person | 0.0172 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0098 ha per person | 0.0059 ha per person | 0.0158 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0083 ha per person | 0.0061 ha per person | 0.0105 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.011 ha per person | 0.0077 ha per person | 0.0145 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0108 ha per person | 0.0068 ha per person | 0.0136 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0091 ha per person | 0.0074 ha per person | 0.0102 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0083 ha per person | 0.0079 ha per person | 0.0086 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 15 India 0.0083 ha per person compare
- 16 Pakistan 0.0081 ha per person compare
- 17 Azerbaijan 0.008 ha per person compare
- 19 Chad 0.0067 ha per person compare
- 20 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0063 ha per person compare
- 21 Kazakhstan 0.0052 ha per person compare
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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Cameroon?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0079 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0172 ha per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0059 ha per person in 1978.
- How does Cameroon rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 18th out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.