Economically active population in agriculture in Cameroon
Cameroon: Economically active population in agriculture was 3.57 million number in 2012. β² Rising
Economically active population in agriculture in Cameroon, 1980β2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 3.57 million number for economically active population in agriculture in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economically active population in agriculture in Cameroon peaked at 3.57 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.54 million number, in 1980.
Cameroon ranks 20th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.75 million number | 2.54 million number | 3.02 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.27 million number | 3.09 million number | 3.45 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.54 million number | 3.48 million number | 3.57 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.57 million number | 3.57 million number | 3.57 million number | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cameroon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.9031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1685 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 332.28 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4433 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 16.85 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.85 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economically active population in agriculture in Cameroon?
- Economically active population in agriculture in Cameroon was 3.57 million number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest economically active population in agriculture recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.57 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest economically active population in agriculture recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.54 million number in 1980.
- How does Cameroon rank for economically active population in agriculture?
- Cameroon ranks 20th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is economically active population in agriculture rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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, Production Yearbook and data files, published as part of Economically active population in agriculture (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural employment shows the number of workers in the agricultural sector.