Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.57 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.57 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 107 countries
All-time high
2.2 ha per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
0.5124 ha per square kilometre
in 1999
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.57 ha per square kilometre for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 2.2 ha per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5124 ha per square kilometre, in 1999.
Cameroon ranks 10th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5437 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6748 ha per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1963 | 0.6896 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.6896 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6748 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.7066 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.6304 ha per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1968 | 0.6114 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7764 ha per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7023 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1971 | 0.7637 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6896 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1973 | 0.7214 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6346 ha per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7552 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6494 ha per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6643 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.77 ha per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7806 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.806 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7848 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9329 ha per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8462 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7558 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9241 ha per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1986 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7076 ha per square kilometre | -34.6% |
| 1988 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +53.2% |
| 1989 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8191 ha per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 1991 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 1992 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 0.952 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5124 ha per square kilometre | -51.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7404 ha per square kilometre | +44.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8885 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8115 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9081 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 1.62 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 1.62 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.71 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 1.77 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.59 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 2.2 ha per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 2017 | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 2018 | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.57 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1621 ha per square kilometre, 9.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.57 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8754 ha per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6664 ha per square kilometre | 0.5437 ha per square kilometre | 0.7764 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7131 ha per square kilometre | 0.6346 ha per square kilometre | 0.7806 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8954 ha per square kilometre | 0.7076 ha per square kilometre | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9734 ha per square kilometre | 0.5124 ha per square kilometre | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | 0.7404 ha per square kilometre | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | 2.2 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | 1.57 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 sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 1.57 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5124 ha per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does Cameroon rank for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 10th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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 Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — 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
Sorghum — 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.