What is land area in Cameroon?

Land area in Cameroon was 472,710 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Cameroon?

The highest recorded value was 472,710 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Cameroon?

The lowest recorded value was 472,710 sq. km in 1961.

How does Cameroon rank for land area?

Cameroon ranks 52nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Cameroon

Name: Land area in Cameroon
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Cameroon: Land area was 472,710 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

472,710 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

52nd

of 216 countries

All-time high

472,710 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

472,710 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Cameroon, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Cameroon is 472,710 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Cameroon peaked at 472,710 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 472,710 sq. km, in 1961.

Cameroon ranks 52nd of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Land area in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Land area (sq. km) in Cameroon, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	472,710 sq. km	—
1962	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1963	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1964	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1965	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1966	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1967	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1968	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1969	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1970	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1971	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1972	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1973	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1974	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1975	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1976	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1977	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1978	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1979	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1980	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1981	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1982	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1983	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1984	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1985	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1986	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1987	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1988	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1989	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1990	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1991	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1992	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1993	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1994	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1995	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1996	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1997	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1998	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
1999	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2000	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2001	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2002	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2003	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2004	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2005	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2006	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2007	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2008	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2009	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2010	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2011	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2012	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2013	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2014	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2015	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2016	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2017	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2018	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2019	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2020	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2021	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2022	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%
2023	472,710 sq. km	+0.0%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

Cameroon's 472,710 sq. km is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 192,530 sq. km, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Cameroon's 472,710 sq. km is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 295,800 sq. km, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	472,710 sq. km	472,710 sq. km	472,710 sq. km	9
1970s	472,710 sq. km	472,710 sq. km	472,710 sq. km	10
1980s	472,710 sq. km	472,710 sq. km	472,710 sq. km	10
1990s	472,710 sq. km	472,710 sq. km	472,710 sq. km	10
2000s	472,710 sq. km	472,710 sq. km	472,710 sq. km	10
2010s	472,710 sq. km	472,710 sq. km	472,710 sq. km	10
2020s	472,710 sq. km	472,710 sq. km	472,710 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Cameroon

49 Yemen 527,970 sq. km compare
50 Thailand 510,890 sq. km compare
51 Spain 499,697 sq. km compare
53 Turkmenistan 469,930 sq. km compare
54 Papua New Guinea 452,860 sq. km compare
55 Morocco 446,300 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Cameroon?: Land area in Cameroon was 472,710 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 472,710 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 472,710 sq. km in 1961.
How does Cameroon rank for land area?: Cameroon ranks 52nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 15,371 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 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.