Cameroon vs Spain: Land area in hectares
Cameroon
47.27 million hectares
in 2023
Spain
49.97 million hectares
in 2023
Cameroon rank
53rd
Spain rank
52nd
Land area in hectares over time
- Cameroon
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 49.97 million hectares against 47.27 million hectares in Cameroon, a difference of 2.70 million hectares.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 53rd and Spain ranks 52nd of 238 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.27 million hectares | 49.98 million hectares | 2.71 million hectares | Spain |
| 1970s | 47.27 million hectares | 49.97 million hectares | 2.70 million hectares | Spain |
| 1980s | 47.27 million hectares | 49.94 million hectares | 2.67 million hectares | Spain |
| 1990s | 47.27 million hectares | 49.94 million hectares | 2.67 million hectares | Spain |
| 2000s | 47.27 million hectares | 49.90 million hectares | 2.62 million hectares | Spain |
| 2010s | 47.27 million hectares | 49.98 million hectares | 2.71 million hectares | Spain |
| 2020s | 47.27 million hectares | 49.97 million hectares | 2.70 million hectares | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Cameroon or Spain?
- Spain, at 49.97 million hectares against 47.27 million hectares in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Cameroon and Spain?
- 2.70 million hectares, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Spain rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Cameroon ranks 53rd and Spain ranks 52nd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.