Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0054 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita in Cameroon stood at 0.0054 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0075 ha per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 ha per person, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 3rd out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0009 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0015 ha per person | +74.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0022 ha per person | +45.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0028 ha per person | +26.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0033 ha per person | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.004 ha per person | +20.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0045 ha per person | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0049 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0064 ha per person | +28.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0067 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0067 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0065 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0062 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0075 ha per person | +20.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0069 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0064 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0063 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0062 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0069 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0069 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0069 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0069 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0069 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0069 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0069 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.007 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0065 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0063 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0061 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0059 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0058 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.006 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0056 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0055 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0054 ha per person | -1.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0054 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 21.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0054 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0006 ha per person, 8.5× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +74.8% | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person |
| 1992 | +45.8% | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0067 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0066 ha per person | 0.0062 ha per person | 0.0075 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0067 ha per person | 0.0059 ha per person | 0.007 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0057 ha per person | 0.0054 ha per person | 0.006 ha per person | 5 |
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 pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita in Cameroon?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0054 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0075 ha per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 ha per person in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 3rd out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. 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 Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.