Cameroon vs Madagascar: Breakdown of habitable land area

Cameroon

165,160 hectares

in 2019

Madagascar

167,840 hectares

in 2019

Cameroon rank

74th

Madagascar rank

73rd

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

Madagascar currently reports 167,840 hectares against 165,160 hectares in Cameroon, a difference of 2,680 hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Madagascar ahead.

Cameroon ranks 74th and Madagascar ranks 73rd of 235 countries.

Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.