Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) was 44.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 44.8% for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon peaked at 67.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 2025.
Cameroon ranks 35th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 66.2% | — |
| 1992 | 66.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 66.9% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 66.9% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 66.7% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 66.4% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 66.1% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 65.9% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 65.6% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 65.3% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 65.0% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 65.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 64.5% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 62.9% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 61.4% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 59.4% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 57.4% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 55.3% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 53.3% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 51.9% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 50.4% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 47.5% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 46.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 46.4% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 45.9% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 45.4% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 44.8% | -1.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 44.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.9%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 44.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.8%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.3% | 65.6% | 66.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 62.9% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 46.1% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 44.8% | 47.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 32 Guinea 48.3% compare
- 33 East Timor 46.7% compare
- 34 Vanuatu 46.3% compare
- 36 Liberia 44.4% compare
- 37 Sierra Leone 44.0% compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 43.8% compare
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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon?
- Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon was 44.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment)?
- Cameroon ranks 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).