Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Cameroon
Cameroon: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land was 0.003 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Cameroon, 1961–2019
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Cameroon is 0.003, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Cameroon peaked at 0.0082 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0004, in 1963.
That places Cameroon 163rd out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0005 | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 | -6.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0008 | +95.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 | +40.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0015 | +31.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0018 | +20.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0021 | +15.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0023 | +10.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0027 | +17.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0029 | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0031 | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0032 | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0036 | +12.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0042 | +15.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0053 | +26.9% |
| 1979 | 0.005 | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0067 | +34.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0082 | +21.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0081 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0068 | -15.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0079 | +15.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0073 | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0058 | -20.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0067 | +16.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0063 | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0064 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0067 | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0062 | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 0.006 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0056 | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0055 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0053 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0053 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0053 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0049 | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0057 | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0055 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0053 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.005 | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0046 | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0044 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0048 | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0046 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0046 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0043 | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0038 | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0035 | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0035 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0033 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0031 | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.003 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0031 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.003 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0029 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.003 | +1.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.003 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1118, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.003 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0218, 14% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +95.1% | 0.0004 | 0.0008 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 | 0.0004 | 0.0018 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0034 | 0.0021 | 0.0053 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.007 | 0.0058 | 0.0082 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0057 | 0.0049 | 0.0067 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0047 | 0.0038 | 0.0055 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 | 0.0029 | 0.0035 | 10 |
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 farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Cameroon?
- Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Cameroon was 0.003 in 2019, according to USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0082 in 1981.
- What is the lowest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 in 1963.
- How does Cameroon rank for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?
- Cameroon ranks 163rd out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is farm machinery per unit of agricultural land rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Farm machinery is measured in units of horsepower. This is divided by total agricultural land to give the average machinery use per hectare of agricultural land.