What is the difference in economically active population in agriculture between Cameroon and Senegal?

473,000 number, with Senegal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Senegal?

33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files, published as Economically active population in agriculture (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Senegal: Economically active population in agriculture

Cameroon

3.57 million number

in 2012

Senegal

4.05 million number

in 2012

Cameroon rank

20th

Senegal rank

17th

Economically active population in agriculture over time

Cameroon
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 4.05 million number against 3.57 million number in Cameroon, a difference of 473,000 number.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 20th and Senegal ranks 17th of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.75 million number	2.03 million number	726,000 number	Cameroon
1990s	3.27 million number	2.57 million number	701,800 number	Cameroon
2000s	3.54 million number	3.30 million number	240,300 number	Cameroon
2010s	3.57 million number	3.93 million number	361,333 number	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher economically active population in agriculture, Cameroon or Senegal?: Senegal, at 4.05 million number against 3.57 million number in Cameroon as of 2012.
What is the difference in economically active population in agriculture between Cameroon and Senegal?: 473,000 number, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Senegal?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Cameroon and Senegal rank globally for economically active population in agriculture?: Cameroon ranks 20th and Senegal ranks 17th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files, published as Economically active population in agriculture (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Economically active population in agriculture (number)
Unit: number
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 1,934 data points, 1980–2012
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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