Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0746 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2024, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Cameroon stood at 0.0746 hectares per person.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.1704 hectares per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0431 hectares per person, in 1999.
That places Cameroon 71st out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1555 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1704 hectares per person | +9.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1656 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1591 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1535 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1514 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1389 hectares per person | -8.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1368 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1496 hectares per person | +9.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1432 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1498 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1393 hectares per person | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1428 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1356 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1409 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1269 hectares per person | -10.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1259 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1324 hectares per person | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1294 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1212 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1094 hectares per person | -9.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1196 hectares per person | +9.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1077 hectares per person | -9.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0644 hectares per person | -40.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0724 hectares per person | +12.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0787 hectares per person | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0561 hectares per person | -28.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0722 hectares per person | +28.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0697 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0572 hectares per person | -17.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0723 hectares per person | +26.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0792 hectares per person | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0833 hectares per person | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0781 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0771 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0719 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0657 hectares per person | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0706 hectares per person | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0431 hectares per person | -39.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0485 hectares per person | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0518 hectares per person | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0566 hectares per person | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0606 hectares per person | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0649 hectares per person | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0657 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0702 hectares per person | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0783 hectares per person | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0794 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0856 hectares per person | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0929 hectares per person | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0864 hectares per person | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0975 hectares per person | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0891 hectares per person | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0934 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0991 hectares per person | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1004 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0894 hectares per person | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0897 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0824 hectares per person | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0808 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.08 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0821 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0765 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0746 hectares per person | -2.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0746 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0641 hectares per person, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0746 hectares per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.075 hectares per person, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1534 hectares per person | 0.1368 hectares per person | 0.1704 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1366 hectares per person | 0.1259 hectares per person | 0.1498 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0872 hectares per person | 0.0561 hectares per person | 0.1212 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0698 hectares per person | 0.0431 hectares per person | 0.0833 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0662 hectares per person | 0.0485 hectares per person | 0.0856 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.092 hectares per person | 0.0824 hectares per person | 0.1004 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0788 hectares per person | 0.0746 hectares per person | 0.0821 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Cameroon?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Cameroon was 0.0746 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1704 hectares per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0431 hectares per person in 1999.
- How does Cameroon rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 71st out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. 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 Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.