Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0055 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, rice — area harvested, per capita in Cameroon stood at 0.0055 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.01 ha per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 ha per person, in 1997.
That places Cameroon 46th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0014 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0018 ha per person | +27.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0025 ha per person | +38.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0023 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0019 ha per person | -15.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0024 ha per person | +25.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0026 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0023 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0024 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0026 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0024 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0025 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0027 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 0.003 ha per person | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0032 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0034 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0031 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 0.004 ha per person | +26.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0028 ha per person | -30.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0023 ha per person | -17.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0024 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0031 ha per person | +26.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0019 ha per person | -38.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0019 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0023 ha per person | +19.2% |
| 1986 | 0.002 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0014 ha per person | -27.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 ha per person | -24.6% |
| 1989 | 0.001 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.001 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 ha per person | +45.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 ha per person | -35.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 ha per person | +32.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0014 ha per person | +32.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0025 ha per person | +89.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0024 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 ha per person | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0028 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0038 ha per person | +32.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0026 ha per person | -33.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0071 ha per person | +177.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0064 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0061 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0078 ha per person | +26.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0058 ha per person | -26.2% |
| 2015 | 0.01 ha per person | +73.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0056 ha per person | -43.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0056 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.005 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0054 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0052 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0057 ha per person | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0057 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0055 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0055 ha per person | -0.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0055 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0058 ha per person, 95% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0055 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0055 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +177.5% | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0071 ha per person |
| 2002 | +89.9% | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0065 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 0.01 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0055 ha per person | 0.0052 ha per person | 0.0057 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 rice — area harvested, per capita in Cameroon?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0055 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.01 ha per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 ha per person in 1997.
- How does Cameroon rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 46th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — 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
Rice — 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.