Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 2.62 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 2.62 ha per square kilometre for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 2.69 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5596 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Cameroon 55th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5596 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6048 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 0.6941 ha per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1964 | 0.6686 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.7941 ha per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1966 | 0.8222 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.9247 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1968 | 0.9392 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.9019 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.9878 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1971 | 0.9907 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1976 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1977 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1979 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1982 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1985 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2000 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.47 ha per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2003 | 1.43 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.49 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.67 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 2.06 ha per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2012 | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 2 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 2.1 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 2.22 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 2.23 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 2.53 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.64 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 2.69 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 2.58 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 2.62 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7677 ha per square kilometre | 0.5596 ha per square kilometre | 0.9392 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | 0.9878 ha per square kilometre | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.15 ha per square kilometre | 1.67 ha per square kilometre | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.63 ha per square kilometre | 2.58 ha per square kilometre | 2.69 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 52 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.77 ha per square kilometre compare
- 53 Greece 2.75 ha per square kilometre compare
- 54 Seychelles 2.67 ha per square kilometre compare
- 56 Guatemala 2.6 ha per square kilometre compare
- 57 Thailand 2.45 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 Haiti 2.45 ha per square kilometre compare
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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)
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 2.62 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.69 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5596 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 55th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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 Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.