Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand in Cameroon
Cameroon: Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand was 694.78 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand in Cameroon, 1985–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand in Cameroon is 694.78 million hectares, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand in Cameroon peaked at 728.35 million hectares in 2021 and was at its lowest, 171.18 million hectares, in 1985.
That places Cameroon 41st out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 171.18 million hectares | — |
| 1986 | 174.52 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 180.59 million hectares | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 186.20 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 188.76 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 212.60 million hectares | +12.6% |
| 1991 | 218.02 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 231.27 million hectares | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 233.27 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 235.78 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 253.98 million hectares | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 252.50 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 251.85 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 238.67 million hectares | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 254.19 million hectares | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 271.41 million hectares | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 306.10 million hectares | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 319.93 million hectares | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 348.12 million hectares | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 344.22 million hectares | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 331.61 million hectares | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 316.50 million hectares | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 327.09 million hectares | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 297.36 million hectares | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 319.86 million hectares | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 312.31 million hectares | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 446.94 million hectares | +43.1% |
| 2014 | 513.40 million hectares | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 518.90 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 308.40 million hectares | -40.6% |
| 2018 | 621.40 million hectares | +101.5% |
| 2019 | 646.22 million hectares | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 674.75 million hectares | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 728.35 million hectares | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 637.87 million hectares | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 694.78 million hectares | +8.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 694.78 million hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.26 billion hectares, 55% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 694.78 million hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.37 billion hectares, 51% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +101.5% | 308.40 million hectares | 621.40 million hectares |
| 2016 | -40.6% | 518.90 million hectares | 308.40 million hectares |
| 2013 | +43.1% | 312.31 million hectares | 446.94 million hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 180.25 million hectares | 171.18 million hectares | 188.76 million hectares | 5 |
| 1990s | 238.21 million hectares | 212.60 million hectares | 254.19 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 320.62 million hectares | 271.41 million hectares | 348.12 million hectares | 8 |
| 2010s | 442.75 million hectares | 297.36 million hectares | 646.22 million hectares | 9 |
| 2020s | 683.94 million hectares | 637.87 million hectares | 728.35 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 38 Papua New Guinea 926.14 million hectares compare
- 39 Mozambique 759.43 million hectares compare
- 40 Philippines 731.66 million hectares compare
- 42 Cote d'Ivoire 657.42 million hectares compare
- 43 Honduras 622.99 million hectares compare
- 44 Comoros 571.06 million hectares compare
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand in Cameroon?
- Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand in Cameroon was 694.78 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 728.35 million hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 171.18 million hectares in 1985.
- How does Cameroon rank for area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand?
- Cameroon ranks 41st out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Area of land needed to meet global vegetable oil demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Amount of land that would need to be devoted to grow coconut crops if it was to meet global vegetable oil demand alone.