Agricultural land in Cameroon
Agricultural land made up 21.1% of the land area of Cameroon in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Cameroon, 2024
21.1%
Change from 2023
+0.1percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Position in 2024
147th of 208
Agricultural land in Cameroon over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cameroon | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21.1% | – |
| 2023 | 20.9% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 20.6% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 19.5% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 19.5% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 19.4% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 19.4% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 20.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 20.6%, the figure has changed by +0.5 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Cameroon has the 147th highest value.
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Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.58e (Estimate) per person per day
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Healthy diet unaffordable
55.3%e (Estimate)
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Pesticide use
1.21e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
6.5e (Estimate) kg/ha
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