Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.001 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon is 0.001 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 0.0053 ha per square kilometre in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Cameroon 103rd out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +234.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | -68.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -63.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +69.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 2021 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.001 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3504 ha per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.001 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0226 ha per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +234.1% | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre |
| 1982 | -68.0% | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +69.7% | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre |
| 1983 | -63.2% | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +40.3% | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre |
| 1996 | -28.9% | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 100 Niger 0.0016 ha per square kilometre compare
- 101 Botswana 0.0014 ha per square kilometre compare
- 102 New Caledonia 0.001 ha per square kilometre compare
- 104 Mauritania 0.0009 ha per square kilometre compare
- 105 Madagascar 0.0007 ha per square kilometre compare
- 106 Kuwait 0.0006 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 wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 0.001 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0053 ha per square kilometre in 1977.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 103rd out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.