Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 2.32 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Cameroon is 2.32 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 92.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 3.66 kg per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.22 kg per square kilometre, in 1967.
That places Cameroon 81st out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3575 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3575 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4736 kg per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 1964 | 0.531 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4538 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3511 kg per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 1967 | 0.22 kg per square kilometre | -37.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2794 kg per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4603 kg per square kilometre | +64.8% |
| 1970 | 0.506 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1971 | 0.6304 kg per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1972 | 0.7376 kg per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7357 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6813 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7599 kg per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7599 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7599 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5037 kg per square kilometre | -33.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5013 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5915 kg per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1981 | 2.01 kg per square kilometre | +240.2% |
| 1982 | 3.66 kg per square kilometre | +82.1% |
| 1983 | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | -43.2% |
| 1984 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | -44.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9723 kg per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8282 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7422 kg per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7448 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7293 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7503 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.7771 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9869 kg per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8905 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9907 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8392 kg per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6862 kg per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5465 kg per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4441 kg per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 1999 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +173.2% |
| 2000 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2002 | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2003 | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 2.61 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 2.64 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.73 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 2.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.96 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 2011 | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 2012 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | +55.1% |
| 2016 | 2.2 kg per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 2017 | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.02 kg per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 2.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 2.13 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2.32 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.59 kg per square kilometre, 42% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2.32 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.79 kg per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 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 | +240.2% | 0.5915 kg per square kilometre | 2.01 kg per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +173.2% | 0.4441 kg per square kilometre | 1.21 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3871 kg per square kilometre | 0.22 kg per square kilometre | 0.531 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6576 kg per square kilometre | 0.5013 kg per square kilometre | 0.7599 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | 0.5915 kg per square kilometre | 3.66 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8125 kg per square kilometre | 0.4441 kg per square kilometre | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | 2.96 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 kg per square kilometre | 2.02 kg per square kilometre | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | 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 square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Cameroon was 2.32 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.66 kg per square kilometre in 1982.
- What is the lowest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 kg per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does Cameroon rank for potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 81st out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.9%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.