Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 2.09 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon is 2.09 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 2.09 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5489 ha per square kilometre, in 1984.
That places Cameroon 23rd out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6311 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6475 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.7566 ha per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1964 | 0.7077 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 0.6526 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1966 | 0.6638 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.9363 ha per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 1968 | 0.9328 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8947 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.9254 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.9302 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.9688 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 1 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1975 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8793 ha per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7633 ha per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7616 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7707 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8371 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9395 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6602 ha per square kilometre | -29.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5489 ha per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5635 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6014 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5926 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6333 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5925 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.743 ha per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6255 ha per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6349 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7713 ha per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8023 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8089 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7884 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8062 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8664 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8118 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8305 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2002 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.43 ha per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 1.43 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 1.66 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.7 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.69 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.77 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 1.97 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7581 ha per square kilometre | 0.6311 ha per square kilometre | 0.9363 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9596 ha per square kilometre | 0.7616 ha per square kilometre | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.674 ha per square kilometre | 0.5489 ha per square kilometre | 0.9395 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7659 ha per square kilometre | 0.6255 ha per square kilometre | 0.8664 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | 0.8305 ha per square kilometre | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.88 ha per square kilometre | 1.69 ha per square kilometre | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 20 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.13 ha per square kilometre compare
- 21 Guinea 2.12 ha per square kilometre compare
- 22 Ukraine 2.09 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 Saint Lucia 1.89 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Equatorial Guinea 1.77 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Cuba 1.72 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 2.09 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5489 ha per square kilometre in 1984.
- How does Cameroon rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 23rd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.2%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — 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
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.