Total agricultural land use per person in Cameroon
Cameroon: Total agricultural land use per person was 0.354 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Total agricultural land use per person in Cameroon, 1000β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.354 for total agricultural land use per person in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total agricultural land use per person in Cameroon peaked at 2.25 in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.354, in 2025.
That places Cameroon 102nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 1 |
| 1100s | 2.22 | 2.22 | 2.22 | 1 |
| 1200s | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 |
| 1300s | 2.17 | 2.17 | 2.17 | 1 |
| 1400s | 2.13 | 2.13 | 2.13 | 1 |
| 1500s | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 1 |
| 1600s | 2.05 | 2.05 | 2.05 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.99 | 1.99 | 1.99 | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.97 | 1.97 | 1.97 | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.96 | 1.96 | 1.96 | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.96 | 1.96 | 1.96 | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.94 | 1.94 | 1.94 | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.93 | 1.93 | 1.93 | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.92 | 1.92 | 1.92 | 1 |
| 1790s | 1.91 | 1.91 | 1.91 | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 |
| 1810s | 1.89 | 1.89 | 1.89 | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.87 | 1.87 | 1.87 | 1 |
| 1840s | 1.86 | 1.86 | 1.86 | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.84 | 1.84 | 1.84 | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.83 | 1.83 | 1.83 | 1 |
| 1870s | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1 |
| 1880s | 1.79 | 1.79 | 1.79 | 1 |
| 1890s | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.73 | 1.73 | 1.73 | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.48 | 1.45 | 1.53 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.35 | 1.25 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.14 | 1.07 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9229 | 0.8081 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6932 | 0.6151 | 0.7827 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5365 | 0.4792 | 0.5997 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4344 | 0.3879 | 0.4857 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3664 | 0.354 | 0.3792 | 6 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 16.85 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.85 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total agricultural land use per person in Cameroon?
- Total agricultural land use per person in Cameroon was 0.354 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 in 1000.
- What is the lowest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.354 in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for total agricultural land use per person?
- Cameroon ranks 102nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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