Land area equipped for irrigation in Cameroon
Cameroon: Land area equipped for irrigation was 29,000 hectares in 2011. β Volatile
Land area equipped for irrigation in Cameroon, 1961β2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2011, land area equipped for irrigation in Cameroon stood at 29,000 hectares. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation in Cameroon peaked at 29,000 hectares in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2,000 hectares, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 30th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,667 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,500 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 14,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,900 hectares | 14,000 hectares | 22,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,400 hectares | 22,000 hectares | 26,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,500 hectares | 26,000 hectares | 29,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,000 hectares | 29,000 hectares | 29,000 hectares | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 27 Burkina Faso 30,000 hectares compare
- 27 Chad 30,000 hectares compare
- 27 Sierra Leone 30,000 hectares compare
- 31 Guinea-Bissau 25,000 hectares compare
- 32 Burundi 23,000 hectares compare
- 33 Eritrea, The State of 21,000 hectares 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 16.85 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.85 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation in Cameroon?
- Land area equipped for irrigation in Cameroon was 29,000 hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 29,000 hectares in 2005.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for land area equipped for irrigation?
- Cameroon ranks 30th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Area equipped to provide water (via irrigation) to the crops. It includes areas equipped for full and partial control irrigation, equipped lowland areas, pastures, and areas equipped for spate irrigation. Data are expressed in 1000 hectares.