Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.0387 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Cameroon is 0.0387 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.1919 kg per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0148 kg per person, in 1998.
Cameroon ranks 77th of 137 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.
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0323 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0317 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.041 kg per person | +29.6% |
| 1964 | 0.045 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0376 kg per person | -16.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0284 kg per person | -24.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0174 kg per person | -38.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0216 kg per person | +23.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0346 kg per person | +60.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0371 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.045 kg per person | +21.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0512 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0497 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0448 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0486 kg per person | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0473 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0461 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0297 kg per person | -35.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0288 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0328 kg per person | +14.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1079 kg per person | +228.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1919 kg per person | +77.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1068 kg per person | -44.4% |
| 1984 | 0.058 kg per person | -45.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0471 kg per person | -18.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0389 kg per person | -17.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0338 kg per person | -13.1% |
| 1988 | 0.033 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0313 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0313 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0315 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0389 kg per person | +23.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0341 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0369 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0304 kg per person | -17.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0242 kg per person | -20.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0188 kg per person | -22.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0148 kg per person | -20.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0395 kg per person | +166.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0403 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0449 kg per person | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0555 kg per person | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 0.061 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0671 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0722 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0712 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0716 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0708 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0733 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0564 kg per person | -23.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0378 kg per person | -33.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0297 kg per person | -21.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0266 kg per person | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0242 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0363 kg per person | +50.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0444 kg per person | +22.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0459 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0437 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0374 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0365 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0374 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0398 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0387 kg per person | -2.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0387 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0631 kg per person, 61% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0387 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0263 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +228.4% | 0.0328 kg per person | 0.1079 kg per person |
| 1999 | +166.1% | 0.0148 kg per person | 0.0395 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0322 kg per person | 0.0174 kg per person | 0.045 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0428 kg per person | 0.0288 kg per person | 0.0512 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0681 kg per person | 0.0313 kg per person | 0.1919 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.03 kg per person | 0.0148 kg per person | 0.0395 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0628 kg per person | 0.0403 kg per person | 0.0733 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0382 kg per person | 0.0242 kg per person | 0.0564 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0381 kg per person | 0.0365 kg per person | 0.0398 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More climate change data for Cameroon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 90.03 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Cameroon?
- Potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Cameroon was 0.0387 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1919 kg per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0148 kg per person in 1998.
- How does Cameroon rank for potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 77th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.