Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0163 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0163 sq. km per person
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
78th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.0907 sq. km per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0163 sq. km per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), per capita in Cameroon is 0.0163 sq. km per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0907 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0163 sq. km per person, in 2024.
That places Cameroon 78th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0907 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0891 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0871 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0852 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0833 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0814 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0795 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0776 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0757 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0737 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0718 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0698 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.068 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0661 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0643 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0626 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.061 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0593 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0577 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0559 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0539 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0527 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0516 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0502 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0487 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0473 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0458 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0445 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0432 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.042 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0408 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0396 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0385 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0374 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0364 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0354 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0345 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0336 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0327 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0319 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0311 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0302 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0294 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0286 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0278 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0271 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0263 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0256 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0249 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0242 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0235 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0228 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0222 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0216 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0209 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0203 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0197 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0192 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0186 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0181 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0177 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0172 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0168 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0163 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0163 sq. km per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 sq. km per person, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0163 sq. km per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0156 sq. km per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0833 sq. km per person | 0.0757 sq. km per person | 0.0907 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0654 sq. km per person | 0.0577 sq. km per person | 0.0737 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0494 sq. km per person | 0.0432 sq. km per person | 0.0559 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0371 sq. km per person | 0.0327 sq. km per person | 0.042 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0283 sq. km per person | 0.0249 sq. km per person | 0.0319 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0213 sq. km per person | 0.0186 sq. km per person | 0.0242 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0172 sq. km per person | 0.0163 sq. km per person | 0.0181 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 75 Panama 0.0167 sq. km per person compare
- 76 Guinea 0.0167 sq. km per person compare
- 77 Guinea-Bissau 0.0164 sq. km per person compare
- 79 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0161 sq. km per person compare
- 80 Ukraine 0.0159 sq. km per person compare
- 81 Afghanistan 0.0153 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cameroon
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2594 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3263 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Cameroon?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Cameroon was 0.0163 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0907 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0163 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 78th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.