Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0705 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Cameroon is 0.0705 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.3817 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0705 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 130th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3817 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3746 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3665 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3585 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3506 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3426 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3346 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3265 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3183 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3101 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3019 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2938 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2859 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.278 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2704 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2632 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2565 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2496 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2427 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.235 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2268 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2215 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.217 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2111 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2049 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1988 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1929 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1872 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1818 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1765 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1714 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1666 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1619 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1574 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1532 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1491 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1452 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1414 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1377 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1341 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1306 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1272 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1238 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1204 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1171 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.114 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1108 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1077 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1046 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1017 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0989 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0961 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0934 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0907 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0879 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0853 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0829 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0806 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0784 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0763 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0743 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0724 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0705 hectares per person | -2.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0705 hectares per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2724 hectares per person, 26% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0705 hectares per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3849 hectares per person, 18% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3504 hectares per person | 0.3183 hectares per person | 0.3817 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2752 hectares per person | 0.2427 hectares per person | 0.3101 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2077 hectares per person | 0.1818 hectares per person | 0.235 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.156 hectares per person | 0.1377 hectares per person | 0.1765 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.119 hectares per person | 0.1046 hectares per person | 0.1341 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0896 hectares per person | 0.0784 hectares per person | 0.1017 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0734 hectares per person | 0.0705 hectares per person | 0.0763 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Cameroon?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0705 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3817 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0705 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 130th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.