What is land area in Cameroon?

Land area in Cameroon was 47.27 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area recorded in Cameroon?

The highest recorded value was 47.27 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Cameroon?

The lowest recorded value was 47.27 million hectares in 1961.

How does Cameroon rank for land area?

Cameroon ranks 23rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is land area rising or falling in Cameroon?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

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 (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Cameroon

Name: Land area in Cameroon
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Cameroon: Land area was 47.27 million hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

47.27 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

23rd

of 53 countries

All-time high

47.27 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

47.27 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Land area in Cameroon, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2011, land area in Cameroon stood at 47.27 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Cameroon peaked at 47.27 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 47.27 million hectares, in 1961.

Cameroon ranks 23rd of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	47.27 million hectares	47.27 million hectares	47.27 million hectares	9
1970s	47.27 million hectares	47.27 million hectares	47.27 million hectares	10
1980s	47.27 million hectares	47.27 million hectares	47.27 million hectares	10
1990s	47.27 million hectares	47.27 million hectares	47.27 million hectares	10
2000s	47.27 million hectares	47.27 million hectares	47.27 million hectares	10
2010s	47.27 million hectares	47.27 million hectares	47.27 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Cameroon

20 Madagascar 58.15 million hectares compare
21 Kenya 56.91 million hectares compare
22 Botswana 56.67 million hectares compare
24 Morocco 44.63 million hectares compare
25 Zimbabwe 38.69 million hectares compare
26 Congo 34.15 million hectares compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Cameroon

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.93 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.8% (2025)
Rural population 13.25 million (2025)
Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
Rural population 44.3% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.8% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 16.8% (2025)
Land under cereal production 2.17 million hectares (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Cameroon?: Land area in Cameroon was 47.27 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 47.27 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 47.27 million hectares in 1961.
How does Cameroon rank for land area?: Cameroon ranks 23rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is land area rising or falling in Cameroon?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.