Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) was 0.0185 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0185 ha per person for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0517 ha per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0123 ha per person, in 2005.
That places Cameroon 14th out of 103 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.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0193 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0225 ha per person | +16.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0275 ha per person | +22.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0232 ha per person | -15.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0295 ha per person | +27.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0322 ha per person | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0367 ha per person | +13.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0362 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0342 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0401 ha per person | +17.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0391 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0421 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0429 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0412 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0517 ha per person | +25.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0442 ha per person | -14.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0438 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0483 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0411 ha per person | -15.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0426 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0353 ha per person | -17.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0346 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0296 ha per person | -14.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0348 ha per person | +17.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0328 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0323 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0309 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0299 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0291 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0282 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0274 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0267 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0259 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0252 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0245 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0239 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0232 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0226 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0132 ha per person | -41.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0137 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0134 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0185 ha per person | +37.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0183 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0182 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0123 ha per person | -32.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0135 ha per person | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0183 ha per person | +35.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0186 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0192 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0192 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.025 ha per person | +30.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0203 ha per person | -18.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0216 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0188 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0191 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0193 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0198 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0211 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0211 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0197 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0193 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0192 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.019 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0185 ha per person | -2.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -41.5% | 0.0226 ha per person | 0.0132 ha per person |
| 2002 | +37.8% | 0.0134 ha per person | 0.0185 ha per person |
| 2007 | +35.7% | 0.0135 ha per person | 0.0183 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.029 ha per person | 0.0193 ha per person | 0.0367 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0434 ha per person | 0.0391 ha per person | 0.0517 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0332 ha per person | 0.0291 ha per person | 0.0426 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0241 ha per person | 0.0132 ha per person | 0.0282 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0164 ha per person | 0.0123 ha per person | 0.0192 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0205 ha per person | 0.0188 ha per person | 0.025 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0192 ha per person | 0.0185 ha per person | 0.0197 ha per person | 5 |
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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 groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Cameroon?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0185 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0517 ha per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0123 ha per person in 2005.
- How does Cameroon rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 14th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.