Years colonized in Cameroon

Cameroon: Years colonized was 72 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
72
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
82nd
of 159 countries
All-time high
72
in 1960
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Cameroon, 1462–2022

020406080146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for years colonized in Cameroon is 72, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Cameroon peaked at 72 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

Cameroon ranks 82nd of 159 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.

Years colonized in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Cameroon, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 0 —
1694 0 —
1695 0 —
1696 0 —
1697 0 —
1698 0 —
1699 0 —
1700 0 —
1701 0 —
1702 0 —
1703 0 —
1704 0 —
1705 0 —
1706 0 —
1707 0 —
1708 0 —
1709 0 —
1710 0 —
1711 0 —
1712 0 —
1713 0 —
1714 0 —
1715 0 —
1716 0 —
1717 0 —
1718 0 —
1719 0 —
1720 0 —
1721 0 —
1722 0 —
1723 0 —
1724 0 —
1725 0 —
1726 0 —
1727 0 —
1728 0 —
1729 0 —
1730 0 —
1731 0 —
1732 0 —
1733 0 —
1734 0 —
1735 0 —
1736 0 —
1737 0 —
1738 0 —
1739 0 —
1740 0 —
1741 0 —
1742 0 —
1743 0 —
1744 0 —
1745 0 —
1746 0 —
1747 0 —
1748 0 —
1749 0 —
1750 0 —
1751 0 —
1752 0 —
1753 0 —
1754 0 —
1755 0 —
1756 0 —
1757 0 —
1758 0 —
1759 0 —
1760 0 —
1761 0 —
1762 0 —
1763 0 —
1764 0 —
1765 0 —
1766 0 —
1767 0 —
1768 0 —
1769 0 —
1770 0 —
1771 0 —
1772 0 —
1773 0 —
1774 0 —
1775 0 —
1776 0 —
1777 0 —
1778 0 —
1779 0 —
1780 0 —
1781 0 —
1782 0 —
1783 0 —
1784 0 —
1785 0 —
1786 0 —
1787 0 —
1788 0 —
1789 0 —
1790 0 —
1791 0 —
1792 0 —
1793 0 —
1794 0 —
1795 0 —
1796 0 —
1797 0 —
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0 —
1815 0 —
1816 0 —
1817 0 —
1818 0 —
1819 0 —
1820 0 —
1821 0 —
1822 0 —
1823 0 —
1824 0 —
1825 0 —
1826 0 —
1827 0 —
1828 0 —
1829 0 —
1830 0 —
1831 0 —
1832 0 —
1833 0 —
1834 0 —
1835 0 —
1836 0 —
1837 0 —
1838 0 —
1839 0 —
1840 0 —
1841 0 —
1842 0 —
1843 0 —
1844 0 —
1845 0 —
1846 0 —
1847 0 —
1848 0 —
1849 0 —
1850 0 —
1851 0 —
1852 0 —
1853 0 —
1854 0 —
1855 0 —
1856 0 —
1857 0 —
1858 0 —
1859 0 —
1860 0 —
1861 0 —
1862 0 —
1863 0 —
1864 0 —
1865 0 —
1866 0 —
1867 0 —
1868 0 —
1869 0 —
1870 0 —
1871 0 —
1872 0 —
1873 0 —
1874 0 —
1875 0 —
1876 0 —
1877 0 —
1878 0 —
1879 0 —
1880 0 —
1881 0 —
1882 0 —
1883 0 —
1884 1 —
1885 2 +100.0%
1886 3 +50.0%
1887 4 +33.3%
1888 5 +25.0%
1889 6 +20.0%
1890 7 +16.7%
1891 8 +14.3%
1892 9 +12.5%
1893 10 +11.1%
1894 11 +10.0%
1895 12 +9.1%
1896 13 +8.3%
1897 14 +7.7%
1898 15 +7.1%
1899 16 +6.7%
1900 17 +6.2%
1901 18 +5.9%
1902 19 +5.6%
1903 20 +5.3%
1904 21 +5.0%
1905 22 +4.8%
1906 23 +4.5%
1907 24 +4.3%
1908 25 +4.2%
1909 26 +4.0%
1910 27 +3.8%
1911 28 +3.7%
1912 29 +3.6%
1913 30 +3.4%
1914 31 +3.3%
1915 32 +3.2%
1916 33 +3.1%
1917 33 +0.0%
1918 33 +0.0%
1919 33 +0.0%
1920 33 +0.0%
1921 33 +0.0%
1922 34 +3.0%
1923 35 +2.9%
1924 36 +2.9%
1925 37 +2.8%
1926 38 +2.7%
1927 39 +2.6%
1928 40 +2.6%
1929 41 +2.5%
1930 42 +2.4%
1931 43 +2.4%
1932 44 +2.3%
1933 45 +2.3%
1934 46 +2.2%
1935 47 +2.2%
1936 48 +2.1%
1937 49 +2.1%
1938 50 +2.0%
1939 51 +2.0%
1940 52 +2.0%
1941 53 +1.9%
1942 54 +1.9%
1943 55 +1.9%
1944 56 +1.8%
1945 57 +1.8%
1946 58 +1.8%
1947 59 +1.7%
1948 60 +1.7%
1949 61 +1.7%
1950 62 +1.6%
1951 63 +1.6%
1952 64 +1.6%
1953 65 +1.6%
1954 66 +1.5%
1955 67 +1.5%
1956 68 +1.5%
1957 69 +1.5%
1958 70 +1.4%
1959 71 +1.4%
1960 72 +1.4%
1961 72 +0.0%
1962 72 +0.0%
1963 72 +0.0%
1964 72 +0.0%
1965 72 +0.0%
1966 72 +0.0%
1967 72 +0.0%
1968 72 +0.0%
1969 72 +0.0%
1970 72 +0.0%
1971 72 +0.0%
1972 72 +0.0%
1973 72 +0.0%
1974 72 +0.0%
1975 72 +0.0%
1976 72 +0.0%
1977 72 +0.0%
1978 72 +0.0%
1979 72 +0.0%
1980 72 +0.0%
1981 72 +0.0%
1982 72 +0.0%
1983 72 +0.0%
1984 72 +0.0%
1985 72 +0.0%
1986 72 +0.0%
1987 72 +0.0%
1988 72 +0.0%
1989 72 +0.0%
1990 72 +0.0%
1991 72 +0.0%
1992 72 +0.0%
1993 72 +0.0%
1994 72 +0.0%
1995 72 +0.0%
1996 72 +0.0%
1997 72 +0.0%
1998 72 +0.0%
1999 72 +0.0%
2000 72 +0.0%
2001 72 +0.0%
2002 72 +0.0%
2003 72 +0.0%
2004 72 +0.0%
2005 72 +0.0%
2006 72 +0.0%
2007 72 +0.0%
2008 72 +0.0%
2009 72 +0.0%
2010 72 +0.0%
2011 72 +0.0%
2012 72 +0.0%
2013 72 +0.0%
2014 72 +0.0%
2015 72 +0.0%
2016 72 +0.0%
2017 72 +0.0%
2018 72 +0.0%
2019 72 +0.0%
2020 72 +0.0%
2021 72 +0.0%
2022 72 +0.0%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 72 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.5, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 72 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized 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.

YearChange FromTo
1885 +100.0% 1 2
1886 +50.0% 2 3
1887 +33.3% 3 4
1888 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 0 0 0 10
1700s 0 0 0 10
1710s 0 0 0 10
1720s 0 0 0 10
1730s 0 0 0 10
1740s 0 0 0 10
1750s 0 0 0 10
1760s 0 0 0 10
1770s 0 0 0 10
1780s 0 0 0 10
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 2.1 0 6 10
1890s 11.5 7 16 10
1900s 21.5 17 26 10
1910s 30.9 27 33 10
1920s 36.6 33 41 10
1930s 46.5 42 51 10
1940s 56.5 52 61 10
1950s 66.5 62 71 10
1960s 72 72 72 10
1970s 72 72 72 10
1980s 72 72 72 10
1990s 72 72 72 10
2000s 72 72 72 10
2010s 72 72 72 10
2020s 72 72 72 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Cameroon?
Years colonized in Cameroon was 72 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 72 in 1960.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Cameroon rank for years colonized?
Cameroon ranks 82nd out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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