Total agricultural area over the long term in Cameroon
Cameroon: Total agricultural area over the long term was 9.75 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9.75 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
69th
of 202 countries
All-time high
9.75 million
in 2013
All-time low
1.59 million
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Total agricultural area over the long term in Cameroon, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total agricultural area over the long term in Cameroon is 9.75 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, total agricultural area over the long term in Cameroon peaked at 9.75 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.59 million, in 1000.
That places Cameroon 69th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.59 million | 1.59 million | 1.59 million | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.79 million | 1.79 million | 1.79 million | 1 |
| 1200s | 2.03 million | 2.03 million | 2.03 million | 1 |
| 1300s | 2.29 million | 2.29 million | 2.29 million | 1 |
| 1400s | 2.57 million | 2.57 million | 2.57 million | 1 |
| 1500s | 2.88 million | 2.88 million | 2.88 million | 1 |
| 1600s | 3.22 million | 3.22 million | 3.22 million | 1 |
| 1700s | 3.57 million | 3.57 million | 3.57 million | 1 |
| 1710s | 3.68 million | 3.68 million | 3.68 million | 1 |
| 1720s | 3.78 million | 3.78 million | 3.78 million | 1 |
| 1730s | 3.88 million | 3.88 million | 3.88 million | 1 |
| 1740s | 3.97 million | 3.97 million | 3.97 million | 1 |
| 1750s | 4.07 million | 4.07 million | 4.07 million | 1 |
| 1760s | 4.17 million | 4.17 million | 4.17 million | 1 |
| 1770s | 4.26 million | 4.26 million | 4.26 million | 1 |
| 1780s | 4.35 million | 4.35 million | 4.35 million | 1 |
| 1790s | 4.44 million | 4.44 million | 4.44 million | 1 |
| 1800s | 4.53 million | 4.53 million | 4.53 million | 1 |
| 1810s | 4.61 million | 4.61 million | 4.61 million | 1 |
| 1820s | 4.69 million | 4.69 million | 4.69 million | 1 |
| 1830s | 4.77 million | 4.77 million | 4.77 million | 1 |
| 1840s | 4.85 million | 4.85 million | 4.85 million | 1 |
| 1850s | 4.92 million | 4.92 million | 4.92 million | 1 |
| 1860s | 5.11 million | 5.11 million | 5.11 million | 1 |
| 1870s | 5.33 million | 5.33 million | 5.33 million | 1 |
| 1880s | 5.61 million | 5.61 million | 5.61 million | 1 |
| 1890s | 5.89 million | 5.89 million | 5.89 million | 1 |
| 1900s | 5.60 million | 5.60 million | 5.60 million | 1 |
| 1910s | 5.06 million | 5.06 million | 5.06 million | 1 |
| 1920s | 4.77 million | 4.77 million | 4.77 million | 1 |
| 1930s | 5.32 million | 5.32 million | 5.32 million | 1 |
| 1940s | 5.87 million | 5.87 million | 5.87 million | 1 |
| 1950s | 6.90 million | 6.59 million | 7.36 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.72 million | 7.51 million | 7.97 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.37 million | 7.98 million | 8.91 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.11 million | 8.93 million | 9.23 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.16 million | 9.15 million | 9.17 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.21 million | 9.16 million | 9.31 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.74 million | 9.70 million | 9.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.75 million | 9.75 million | 9.75 million | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cameroon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.8% (2025)
- Rural population 13.25 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 44.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.85 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 16.85 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.17 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total agricultural area over the long term in Cameroon?
- Total agricultural area over the long term in Cameroon was 9.75 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total agricultural area over the long term recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 9.75 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest total agricultural area over the long term recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 million in 1000.
- How does Cameroon rank for total agricultural area over the long term?
- Cameroon ranks 69th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total agricultural area over the long term rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural area over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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