Cameroon - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Cameroon was 97,500 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97,500 in 2018 and a minimum value of 75,100 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 75,100
1962 75,700
1963 76,200
1964 76,800
1965 77,400
1966 78,000
1967 78,700
1968 79,200
1969 79,700
1970 79,780
1971 80,280
1972 80,950
1973 81,600
1974 82,800
1975 83,950
1976 85,100
1977 86,440
1978 86,710
1979 89,120
1980 89,300
1981 89,600
1982 90,100
1983 90,600
1984 91,100
1985 91,600
1986 92,300
1987 92,100
1988 92,100
1989 91,900
1990 91,700
1991 91,500
1992 91,600
1993 91,600
1994 91,600
1995 91,600
1996 91,600
1997 91,600
1998 91,600
1999 91,600
2000 91,600
2001 91,600
2002 91,600
2003 91,600
2004 92,100
2005 92,130
2006 92,130
2007 92,130
2008 92,630
2009 93,130
2010 97,000
2011 97,500
2012 97,500
2013 97,500
2014 97,500
2015 97,500
2016 97,500
2017 97,500
2018 97,500

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Cameroon was 20.63 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 20.63 in 2018, while its lowest value was 15.89 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 15.89
1962 16.01
1963 16.12
1964 16.25
1965 16.37
1966 16.50
1967 16.65
1968 16.75
1969 16.86
1970 16.88
1971 16.98
1972 17.12
1973 17.26
1974 17.52
1975 17.76
1976 18.00
1977 18.29
1978 18.34
1979 18.85
1980 18.89
1981 18.95
1982 19.06
1983 19.17
1984 19.27
1985 19.38
1986 19.53
1987 19.48
1988 19.48
1989 19.44
1990 19.40
1991 19.36
1992 19.38
1993 19.38
1994 19.38
1995 19.38
1996 19.38
1997 19.38
1998 19.38
1999 19.38
2000 19.38
2001 19.38
2002 19.38
2003 19.38
2004 19.48
2005 19.49
2006 19.49
2007 19.49
2008 19.60
2009 19.70
2010 20.52
2011 20.63
2012 20.63
2013 20.63
2014 20.63
2015 20.63
2016 20.63
2017 20.63
2018 20.63

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use