Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Cameroon

Cameroon: Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 30,426 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
30,426 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
56th
of 238 countries
All-time high
30,894 ha
in 2016
All-time low
25,245 ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Cameroon, 1990–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200720241990: 25.2k ha1991: 25.2k ha1992: 25.2k ha1993: 25.2k ha1994: 25.2k ha1995: 25.3k ha1996: 25.3k ha1997: 25.3k ha1998: 25.6k ha1999: 26.0k ha2000: 26.8k ha2001: 27.0k ha2002: 27.0k ha2003: 27.0k ha2004: 27.3k ha2005: 27.3k ha2006: 27.4k ha2007: 27.5k ha2008: 27.7k ha2009: 28.4k ha2010: 28.8k ha2011: 29.2k ha2012: 29.5k ha2013: 29.8k ha2014: 29.7k ha2015: 29.7k ha2016: 30.9k ha2017: 30.8k ha2018: 30.5k ha2019: 30.0k ha2020: 30.2k ha2021: 30.4k ha2022: 30.4k ha2023: 30.4k ha2024: 30.4k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 30,426 ha for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Cameroon peaked at 30,894 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25,245 ha, in 1990.

Cameroon ranks 56th of 238 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25,378 ha 25,245 ha 25,977 ha 10
2000s 27,326 ha 26,842 ha 28,378 ha 10
2010s 29,891 ha 28,843 ha 30,894 ha 10
2020s 30,378 ha 30,215 ha 30,426 ha 5

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 53 Rwanda 35,516 ha compare
  2. 54 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 35,397 ha compare
  3. 55 Switzerland 32,037 ha compare
  4. 57 Sri Lanka 27,518 ha compare
  5. 58 Italy 24,285 ha compare
  6. 59 Thailand 22,254 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Cameroon?
Drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Cameroon was 30,426 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 30,894 ha in 2016.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 25,245 ha in 1990.
How does Cameroon rank for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1?
Cameroon ranks 56th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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