Cropland organic soils — Area in Cameroon
Cameroon: Cropland organic soils — Area was 29,709 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland organic soils — Area in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland organic soils — area in Cameroon is 29,709 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area in Cameroon peaked at 30,148 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 24,602 ha, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 43rd of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,723 ha | 24,602 ha | 25,270 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,591 ha | 26,106 ha | 27,644 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,146 ha | 28,098 ha | 30,148 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,661 ha | 29,499 ha | 29,709 ha | 5 |
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More climate change data for Cameroon
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,419 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,701 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 20.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 346.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,047 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 798.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 8.87 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland organic soils — area in Cameroon?
- Cropland organic soils — area in Cameroon was 29,709 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 30,148 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,602 ha in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for cropland organic soils — area?
- Cameroon ranks 43rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland organic soils — area rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.