Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.3327 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon is 0.3327 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 0.4797 ha per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0158 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Cameroon 43rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, 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 square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0158 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1963 | 0.029 ha per square kilometre | +41.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0269 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0297 ha per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0328 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0301 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0351 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0331 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0358 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.04 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0449 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0502 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0543 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0519 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0674 ha per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0485 ha per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0413 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0453 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0585 ha per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0369 ha per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0391 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.048 ha per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0423 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0317 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0247 ha per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0239 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0234 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0212 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0317 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0212 ha per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0241 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0237 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0317 ha per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0431 ha per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0431 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0434 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0846 ha per square kilometre | +95.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0841 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0851 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0952 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1058 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1444 ha per square kilometre | +36.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1523 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1037 ha per square kilometre | -31.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2961 ha per square kilometre | +185.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2735 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2705 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3527 ha per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2685 ha per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4797 ha per square kilometre | +78.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2785 ha per square kilometre | -41.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2878 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2623 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2894 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2883 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3249 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3315 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3327 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.3327 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2899 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.3327 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3327 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +185.6% | 0.1037 ha per square kilometre | 0.2961 ha per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +95.1% | 0.0434 ha per square kilometre | 0.0846 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0266 ha per square kilometre | 0.0158 ha per square kilometre | 0.0328 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0461 ha per square kilometre | 0.0331 ha per square kilometre | 0.0674 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0392 ha per square kilometre | 0.0239 ha per square kilometre | 0.0585 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0268 ha per square kilometre | 0.0212 ha per square kilometre | 0.0431 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0942 ha per square kilometre | 0.0431 ha per square kilometre | 0.1523 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3059 ha per square kilometre | 0.2623 ha per square kilometre | 0.4797 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3194 ha per square kilometre | 0.2883 ha per square kilometre | 0.3327 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 40 Colombia 0.6016 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Mozambique 0.4652 ha per square kilometre compare
- 42 Paraguay 0.4295 ha per square kilometre compare
- 44 Peru 0.3283 ha per square kilometre compare
- 45 Suriname 0.3233 ha per square kilometre compare
- 46 Portugal 0.305 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 rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 0.3327 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4797 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0158 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 43rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — 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
Rice — 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.