Agricultural value added per worker in Cameroon
Cameroon: Agricultural value added per worker was 1,574 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Agricultural value added per worker in Cameroon, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators) and ILO (ILOSTAT) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural value added per worker in Cameroon is 1,574, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural value added per worker in Cameroon peaked at 1,574 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 695.25, in 1991.
That places Cameroon 147th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 | 792.44 | 695.25 | 859.66 | 9 |
| 2000s | 866.93 | 821.4 | 936.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,278 | 1,011 | 1,538 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,549 | 1,516 | 1,574 | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cameroon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.8% (2025)
- Rural population 13.25 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 44.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.8% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.8% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.17 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural value added per worker in Cameroon?
- Agricultural value added per worker in Cameroon was 1,574 in 2025, according to World Bank (World Development Indicators) and ILO (ILOSTAT) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural value added per worker recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,574 in 2025.
- What is the lowest agricultural value added per worker recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 695.25 in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for agricultural value added per worker?
- Cameroon ranks 147th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural value added per worker rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (World Development Indicators) and ILO (ILOSTAT) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural value added per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural value added per worker is calculated by dividing the amount of economic value generated from farming, forestry and fishing by the number of people who work in these sectors. This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in living costs between countries.