Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.3296 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon is 0.3296 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 0.341 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0212 ha per square kilometre, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 6th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0212 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0381 ha per square kilometre | +80.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0571 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1993 | 0.074 ha per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0888 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 0.11 ha per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1269 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1439 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1904 ha per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2073 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2104 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2094 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2075 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2578 ha per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2437 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2296 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2327 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2374 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2692 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2788 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2877 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2965 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3054 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3142 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3229 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3355 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3242 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3228 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3218 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3208 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3205 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.341 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3274 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3296 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.3296 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0323 ha per square kilometre, 10.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.3296 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0305 ha per square kilometre, 10.8× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +80.0% | 0.0212 ha per square kilometre | 0.0381 ha per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +50.0% | 0.0381 ha per square kilometre | 0.0571 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1058 ha per square kilometre | 0.0212 ha per square kilometre | 0.2073 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2377 ha per square kilometre | 0.2075 ha per square kilometre | 0.2788 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3152 ha per square kilometre | 0.2877 ha per square kilometre | 0.3355 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3297 ha per square kilometre | 0.3205 ha per square kilometre | 0.341 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 0.3296 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.341 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0212 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 6th out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.