Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.14 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon is 1.14 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 1.14 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2144 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Cameroon 19th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2144 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2545 ha per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3177 ha per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2742 ha per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3562 ha per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3977 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4635 ha per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4687 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.455 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.5465 ha per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5482 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6057 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6357 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6269 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8088 ha per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7105 ha per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1977 | 0.7217 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8192 ha per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7158 ha per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7678 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.658 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6603 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5779 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6981 ha per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6769 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6875 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6769 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6769 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6769 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6769 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6769 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6769 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6769 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6769 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6769 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6769 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6769 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6769 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4066 ha per square kilometre | -39.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4319 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4337 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6138 ha per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 2003 | 0.626 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6386 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4429 ha per square kilometre | -30.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5013 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6998 ha per square kilometre | +39.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7314 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7753 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7986 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8937 ha per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9799 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8757 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9214 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9601 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | -39.9% | 0.6769 ha per square kilometre | 0.4066 ha per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +41.5% | 0.4337 ha per square kilometre | 0.6138 ha per square kilometre |
| 2007 | +39.6% | 0.5013 ha per square kilometre | 0.6998 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3558 ha per square kilometre | 0.2144 ha per square kilometre | 0.4687 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6739 ha per square kilometre | 0.5465 ha per square kilometre | 0.8192 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6757 ha per square kilometre | 0.5779 ha per square kilometre | 0.7678 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6499 ha per square kilometre | 0.4066 ha per square kilometre | 0.6769 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5895 ha per square kilometre | 0.4319 ha per square kilometre | 0.7753 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.976 ha per square kilometre | 0.7986 ha per square kilometre | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 1.14 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2144 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 19th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested 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
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.