Military personnel, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.0529 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.0529 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
133rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.0529 people per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.0085 people per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0529 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is up 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 0.0529 people per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0085 people per square kilometre, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 133rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0085 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0106 people per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0169 people per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0127 people per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0169 people per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0169 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0169 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0148 people per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0169 people per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0169 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0169 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0169 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0169 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0212 people per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0212 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0212 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0233 people per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0233 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0233 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0233 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0296 people per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0296 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0317 people per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0317 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0317 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0317 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0317 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0444 people per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0444 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0487 people per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0508 people per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0254 people per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0254 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0254 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0465 people per square kilometre | +83.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0317 people per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0275 people per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0317 people per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0317 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0148 people per square kilometre | -53.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0465 people per square kilometre | +214.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0487 people per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0487 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0487 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0487 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0487 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0296 people per square kilometre | -39.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0296 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0296 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0296 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0296 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0296 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0296 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0296 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0296 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0296 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0296 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0296 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0317 people per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0529 people per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0529 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0529 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0529 people per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1031 people per square kilometre, 51% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0529 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0601 people per square kilometre, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0146 people per square kilometre | 0.0085 people per square kilometre | 0.0169 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0201 people per square kilometre | 0.0169 people per square kilometre | 0.0233 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.033 people per square kilometre | 0.0233 people per square kilometre | 0.0444 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0345 people per square kilometre | 0.0254 people per square kilometre | 0.0508 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0393 people per square kilometre | 0.0148 people per square kilometre | 0.0487 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0298 people per square kilometre | 0.0296 people per square kilometre | 0.0317 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0529 people per square kilometre | 0.0529 people per square kilometre | 0.0529 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 130 Algeria 0.0584 people per square kilometre compare
- 131 Kyrgyzstan 0.0574 people per square kilometre compare
- 132 Sudan 0.0557 people per square kilometre compare
- 134 Brazil 0.0439 people per square kilometre compare
- 135 Kenya 0.0413 people per square kilometre compare
- 136 Guinea 0.0407 people per square kilometre 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 military personnel, per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 0.0529 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0529 people per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0085 people per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 133rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military personnel, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military personnel ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.