Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
141st
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2014
All-time low
0.1%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Cameroon, 2000–2022
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.2% for share of land covered by lakes and rivers in 2022.
The figure is down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Cameroon peaked at 0.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 141st of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +60.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 71% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 139 New Caledonia 0.2% compare
- 139 Nigeria 0.2% compare
- 141 Cape Verde 0.2% compare
- 143 Kuwait 0.1% compare
- 144 Guinea-Bissau 0.1% compare
- 144 Montenegro 0.1% compare
- 144 Nepal 0.1% compare
- 144 Palau 0.1% compare
- 144 Qatar 0.1% 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 share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Cameroon?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Cameroon was 0.2% in 2022, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Cameroon ranks 141st out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area).