Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0429 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Cameroon is 0.0429 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0794 ha per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0374 ha per person, in 2006.
Cameroon ranks 48th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0505 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0536 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0601 ha per person | +12.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0567 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0658 ha per person | +16.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0666 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0731 ha per person | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0725 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0678 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0724 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0707 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.072 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0681 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0669 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0794 ha per person | +18.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0705 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0688 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0736 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0672 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0691 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0598 ha per person | -13.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0582 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0538 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 0.06 ha per person | +11.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0591 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0583 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0563 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0563 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0537 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0527 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0502 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0495 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0483 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.05 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0524 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0512 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0484 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0473 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0384 ha per person | -18.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0396 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0384 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0441 ha per person | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0417 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0382 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0385 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0374 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0391 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0383 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0392 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0401 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0481 ha per person | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.045 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0471 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0429 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0436 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0447 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0437 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0482 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0477 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0477 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0472 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0442 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0437 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0429 ha per person | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.063 ha per person | 0.0505 ha per person | 0.0731 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.071 ha per person | 0.0669 ha per person | 0.0794 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0585 ha per person | 0.0537 ha per person | 0.0691 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0488 ha per person | 0.0384 ha per person | 0.0527 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0395 ha per person | 0.0374 ha per person | 0.0441 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0451 ha per person | 0.0401 ha per person | 0.0482 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0451 ha per person | 0.0429 ha per person | 0.0477 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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 oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Cameroon?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0429 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0794 ha per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0374 ha per person in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 48th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.