Urban area over the long-term in Cameroon
Cameroon: Urban area over the long-term was 1,647 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1,647 km² per grid cell
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
74th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1,647 km² per grid cell
in 2025
All-time low
0.0007 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban area over the long-term in Cameroon, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1,647 km² per grid cell for urban area over the long-term in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Cameroon peaked at 1,647 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 km² per grid cell, in 1000.
Cameroon ranks 74th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban area over the long-term in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | km² per grid cell | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1100 | 0.0024 km² per grid cell | +242.9% |
| 1200 | 0.0084 km² per grid cell | +242.9% |
| 1300 | 0.0287 km² per grid cell | +242.9% |
| 1400 | 0.0985 km² per grid cell | +242.9% |
| 1500 | 0.3375 km² per grid cell | +242.9% |
| 1600 | 1.16 km² per grid cell | +242.9% |
| 1700 | 3.97 km² per grid cell | +242.9% |
| 1710 | 4.61 km² per grid cell | +16.3% |
| 1720 | 5.21 km² per grid cell | +12.9% |
| 1730 | 5.88 km² per grid cell | +12.8% |
| 1740 | 6.63 km² per grid cell | +12.7% |
| 1750 | 7.47 km² per grid cell | +12.6% |
| 1760 | 8.41 km² per grid cell | +12.6% |
| 1770 | 9.46 km² per grid cell | +12.5% |
| 1780 | 10.63 km² per grid cell | +12.4% |
| 1790 | 11.94 km² per grid cell | +12.3% |
| 1800 | 13.4 km² per grid cell | +12.3% |
| 1810 | 15.04 km² per grid cell | +12.2% |
| 1820 | 16.86 km² per grid cell | +12.1% |
| 1830 | 18.89 km² per grid cell | +12.1% |
| 1840 | 21.16 km² per grid cell | +12.0% |
| 1850 | 23.69 km² per grid cell | +12.0% |
| 1860 | 27.2 km² per grid cell | +14.8% |
| 1870 | 31.33 km² per grid cell | +15.2% |
| 1880 | 36.46 km² per grid cell | +16.4% |
| 1890 | 42.43 km² per grid cell | +16.4% |
| 1900 | 44.65 km² per grid cell | +5.3% |
| 1910 | 44.65 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 45.58 km² per grid cell | +2.1% |
| 1930 | 51.92 km² per grid cell | +13.9% |
| 1940 | 52.14 km² per grid cell | +0.4% |
| 1950 | 52.14 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 52.14 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 52.14 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 52.93 km² per grid cell | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 54.33 km² per grid cell | +2.6% |
| 1955 | 55.8 km² per grid cell | +2.7% |
| 1956 | 57.36 km² per grid cell | +2.8% |
| 1957 | 59.01 km² per grid cell | +2.9% |
| 1958 | 60.77 km² per grid cell | +3.0% |
| 1959 | 62.68 km² per grid cell | +3.1% |
| 1960 | 64.74 km² per grid cell | +3.3% |
| 1961 | 66.96 km² per grid cell | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 69.38 km² per grid cell | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 72.02 km² per grid cell | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 74.88 km² per grid cell | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 77.97 km² per grid cell | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 81.34 km² per grid cell | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 85.01 km² per grid cell | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 89.02 km² per grid cell | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 93.37 km² per grid cell | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 98.13 km² per grid cell | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 104.55 km² per grid cell | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 111.74 km² per grid cell | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 119.78 km² per grid cell | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 128.83 km² per grid cell | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 139.01 km² per grid cell | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 149.65 km² per grid cell | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 158.06 km² per grid cell | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 167.24 km² per grid cell | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 177.19 km² per grid cell | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 187.93 km² per grid cell | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 198.87 km² per grid cell | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 210.65 km² per grid cell | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 223.37 km² per grid cell | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 237.18 km² per grid cell | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 252.19 km² per grid cell | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 267.27 km² per grid cell | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 283.55 km² per grid cell | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 300.91 km² per grid cell | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 319.3 km² per grid cell | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 338.64 km² per grid cell | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 358.38 km² per grid cell | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 379.09 km² per grid cell | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 400.69 km² per grid cell | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 423.16 km² per grid cell | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 446.45 km² per grid cell | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 470.7 km² per grid cell | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 495.79 km² per grid cell | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 521.42 km² per grid cell | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 548.46 km² per grid cell | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 577.21 km² per grid cell | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 605.64 km² per grid cell | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 634.31 km² per grid cell | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 661.9 km² per grid cell | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 690.96 km² per grid cell | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 721.53 km² per grid cell | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 772.04 km² per grid cell | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 810.66 km² per grid cell | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 851.15 km² per grid cell | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 893.47 km² per grid cell | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 937.6 km² per grid cell | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 982.64 km² per grid cell | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 1,029 km² per grid cell | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 1,076 km² per grid cell | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 1,125 km² per grid cell | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 1,175 km² per grid cell | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 1,226 km² per grid cell | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 1,278 km² per grid cell | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 1,328 km² per grid cell | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 1,376 km² per grid cell | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1,412 km² per grid cell | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 1,459 km² per grid cell | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 1,495 km² per grid cell | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 1,563 km² per grid cell | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 1,605 km² per grid cell | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 1,647 km² per grid cell | +2.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1,647 km² per grid cell is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 837.49 km² per grid cell, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1,647 km² per grid cell is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 733.88 km² per grid cell, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban area over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +242.9% | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.0024 km² per grid cell |
| 1200 | +242.9% | 0.0024 km² per grid cell | 0.0084 km² per grid cell |
| 1300 | +242.9% | 0.0084 km² per grid cell | 0.0287 km² per grid cell |
| 1400 | +242.9% | 0.0287 km² per grid cell | 0.0985 km² per grid cell |
| 1500 | +242.9% | 0.0985 km² per grid cell | 0.3375 km² per grid cell |
| 1600 | +242.9% | 0.3375 km² per grid cell | 1.16 km² per grid cell |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0024 km² per grid cell | 0.0024 km² per grid cell | 0.0024 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0084 km² per grid cell | 0.0084 km² per grid cell | 0.0084 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0287 km² per grid cell | 0.0287 km² per grid cell | 0.0287 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0985 km² per grid cell | 0.0985 km² per grid cell | 0.0985 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.3375 km² per grid cell | 0.3375 km² per grid cell | 0.3375 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.16 km² per grid cell | 1.16 km² per grid cell | 1.16 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1700s | 3.97 km² per grid cell | 3.97 km² per grid cell | 3.97 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1710s | 4.61 km² per grid cell | 4.61 km² per grid cell | 4.61 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1720s | 5.21 km² per grid cell | 5.21 km² per grid cell | 5.21 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1730s | 5.88 km² per grid cell | 5.88 km² per grid cell | 5.88 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1740s | 6.63 km² per grid cell | 6.63 km² per grid cell | 6.63 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1750s | 7.47 km² per grid cell | 7.47 km² per grid cell | 7.47 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1760s | 8.41 km² per grid cell | 8.41 km² per grid cell | 8.41 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1770s | 9.46 km² per grid cell | 9.46 km² per grid cell | 9.46 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1780s | 10.63 km² per grid cell | 10.63 km² per grid cell | 10.63 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1790s | 11.94 km² per grid cell | 11.94 km² per grid cell | 11.94 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1800s | 13.4 km² per grid cell | 13.4 km² per grid cell | 13.4 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1810s | 15.04 km² per grid cell | 15.04 km² per grid cell | 15.04 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1820s | 16.86 km² per grid cell | 16.86 km² per grid cell | 16.86 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1830s | 18.89 km² per grid cell | 18.89 km² per grid cell | 18.89 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1840s | 21.16 km² per grid cell | 21.16 km² per grid cell | 21.16 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1850s | 23.69 km² per grid cell | 23.69 km² per grid cell | 23.69 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1860s | 27.2 km² per grid cell | 27.2 km² per grid cell | 27.2 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1870s | 31.33 km² per grid cell | 31.33 km² per grid cell | 31.33 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1880s | 36.46 km² per grid cell | 36.46 km² per grid cell | 36.46 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1890s | 42.43 km² per grid cell | 42.43 km² per grid cell | 42.43 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1900s | 44.65 km² per grid cell | 44.65 km² per grid cell | 44.65 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1910s | 44.65 km² per grid cell | 44.65 km² per grid cell | 44.65 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1920s | 45.58 km² per grid cell | 45.58 km² per grid cell | 45.58 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1930s | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1940s | 52.14 km² per grid cell | 52.14 km² per grid cell | 52.14 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1950s | 55.93 km² per grid cell | 52.14 km² per grid cell | 62.68 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1960s | 77.47 km² per grid cell | 64.74 km² per grid cell | 93.37 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1970s | 135.42 km² per grid cell | 98.13 km² per grid cell | 177.19 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1980s | 248.12 km² per grid cell | 187.93 km² per grid cell | 319.3 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1990s | 438.28 km² per grid cell | 338.64 km² per grid cell | 548.46 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2000s | 721.89 km² per grid cell | 577.21 km² per grid cell | 893.47 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,153 km² per grid cell | 937.6 km² per grid cell | 1,376 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,530 km² per grid cell | 1,412 km² per grid cell | 1,647 km² per grid cell | 6 |
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More reference data data for Cameroon
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- 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 urban area over the long-term in Cameroon?
- Urban area over the long-term in Cameroon was 1,647 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,647 km² per grid cell in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 km² per grid cell in 1000.
- How does Cameroon rank for urban area over the long-term?
- Cameroon ranks 74th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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