Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 2.62 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.62 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
62nd
of 165 countries
All-time high
2.69 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.5596 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon is 2.62 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil 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.
Cameroon ranks 62nd of 165 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.
Oilcrops, Oil 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% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2.62 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.44 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2.62 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.56 ha per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
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
- 59 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.77 ha per square kilometre compare
- 60 Morocco 2.68 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 Seychelles 2.67 ha per square kilometre compare
- 63 Guatemala 2.6 ha per square kilometre compare
- 64 Haiti 2.54 ha per square kilometre compare
- 65 Thailand 2.47 ha per square kilometre compare
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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Oilcrops, oil 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, oil 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, oil 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, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 62nd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oilcrops, oil 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, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Oil 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, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Oil 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, Oil 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.