Land natural share in Cameroon

Cameroon: Land natural share was 79.05 in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
79.05
World rank
25th
of 168 countries
All-time high
94.3
in 1780
All-time low
79.05
in 2010
Years of data
24
1780–2010

Land natural share in Cameroon, 1780–2010

0204060801001780189520101780: 94.31790: 94.21800: 94.21810: 94.11820: 941830: 93.91840: 93.81850: 93.61860: 93.51870: 93.31880: 93.11890: 92.91900: 92.71910: 92.41920: 91.11930: 89.61940: 87.71950: 85.41960: 82.61970: 81.71980: 801990: 79.62000: 79.42010: 79

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 79.05 for land natural share in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land natural share in Cameroon peaked at 94.3 in 1780 and was at its lowest, 79.05, in 2010.

Cameroon ranks 25th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Land natural share in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Land natural share in Cameroon, 1780 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1780 94.3 —
1790 94.23 -0.1%
1800 94.16 -0.1%
1810 94.08 -0.1%
1820 93.98 -0.1%
1830 93.87 -0.1%
1840 93.75 -0.1%
1850 93.64 -0.1%
1860 93.51 -0.1%
1870 93.32 -0.2%
1880 93.12 -0.2%
1890 92.9 -0.2%
1900 92.67 -0.2%
1910 92.41 -0.3%
1920 91.11 -1.4%
1930 89.55 -1.7%
1940 87.68 -2.1%
1950 85.45 -2.5%
1960 82.64 -3.3%
1970 81.7 -1.1%
1980 80.02 -2.1%
1990 79.56 -0.6%
2000 79.44 -0.1%
2010 79.05 -0.5%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 79.05 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.64, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 79.05 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.29, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 94.3 94.3 94.3 1
1790s 94.23 94.23 94.23 1
1800s 94.16 94.16 94.16 1
1810s 94.08 94.08 94.08 1
1820s 93.98 93.98 93.98 1
1830s 93.87 93.87 93.87 1
1840s 93.75 93.75 93.75 1
1850s 93.64 93.64 93.64 1
1860s 93.51 93.51 93.51 1
1870s 93.32 93.32 93.32 1
1880s 93.12 93.12 93.12 1
1890s 92.9 92.9 92.9 1
1900s 92.67 92.67 92.67 1
1910s 92.41 92.41 92.41 1
1920s 91.11 91.11 91.11 1
1930s 89.55 89.55 89.55 1
1940s 87.68 87.68 87.68 1
1950s 85.45 85.45 85.45 1
1960s 82.64 82.64 82.64 1
1970s 81.7 81.7 81.7 1
1980s 80.02 80.02 80.02 1
1990s 79.56 79.56 79.56 1
2000s 79.44 79.44 79.44 1
2010s 79.05 79.05 79.05 1

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 22 Bhutan 82.3 compare
  2. 23 Myanmar 81.11 compare
  3. 24 Venezuela 79.37 compare
  4. 26 Brunei 78.75 compare
  5. 27 Belize 78.66 compare
  6. 28 North Korea 78.56 compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land natural share in Cameroon?
Land natural share in Cameroon was 79.05 in 2010, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest land natural share recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 94.3 in 1780.
What is the lowest land natural share recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 79.05 in 2010.
How does Cameroon rank for land natural share?
Cameroon ranks 25th out of 168 countries with data for 2010.
Is land natural share rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Land natural share. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land natural share
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 4,032 data points, 1780–2010
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