Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita was 0.0014 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Cameroon stood at 0.0014 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of up 22.4% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0028 tonnes per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 tonnes per person, in 1962.
Cameroon ranks 129th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +30.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +22.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +17.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +105.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +32.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +22.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -19.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +27.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -24.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -21.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +24.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -39.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -36.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +255.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +42.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -25.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -19.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -52.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -35.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +52.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +42.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +16.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +53.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -18.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -20.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +66.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -33.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +41.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -26.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +28.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -32.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +58.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -31.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +22.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0014 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0027 tonnes per person, 52% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0014 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 tonnes per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +255.7% | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 4 |
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 nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Cameroon?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0014 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0028 tonnes per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 tonnes per person in 1962.
- How does Cameroon rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 129th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrogen fertilizer use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.