Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Cameroon
Cameroon: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per was 0.0842 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Cameroon stood at 0.0842 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 319.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Cameroon peaked at 0.0842 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 ha per square kilometre, in 1962.
Cameroon ranks 24th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -50.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +102.2% |
| 1964 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +53.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -40.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +71.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | +103.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +45.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 1975 | 0.014 ha per square kilometre | +107.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | +142.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0317 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | -80.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0129 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0129 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0131 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0131 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0138 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0142 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0154 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0154 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0168 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0131 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0156 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2003 | 0.018 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0207 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0154 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0161 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | -73.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | +61.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | +55.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0189 ha per square kilometre | +76.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0518 ha per square kilometre | +157.8% |
| 2015 | 0.054 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.053 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0663 ha per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0734 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0719 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0644 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 0.064 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0813 ha per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0842 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0842 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0648 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0842 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0353 ha per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +157.8% | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | 0.0518 ha per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +142.4% | 0.014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +107.3% | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | 0.014 ha per square kilometre |
| 1963 | +102.2% | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre |
| 1971 | +103.0% | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | 0.0142 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0157 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0427 ha per square kilometre | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | 0.0734 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0735 ha per square kilometre | 0.064 ha per square kilometre | 0.0842 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 21 Indonesia 0.096 ha per square kilometre compare
- 22 Egypt 0.0943 ha per square kilometre compare
- 23 Barbados 0.0884 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Uzbekistan 0.0835 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Ukraine 0.0806 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Benin 0.0744 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 onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Cameroon?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Cameroon was 0.0842 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0842 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Cameroon rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per?
- Cameroon ranks 24th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 319.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — 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.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — 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
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — 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.