Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) was 39.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon is 39.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon peaked at 64.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 2025.
Cameroon ranks 38th 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, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 63.9% | — |
| 1992 | 64.2% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 64.6% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 64.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 64.4% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 64.2% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 63.9% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 63.6% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 63.2% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 62.9% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 62.5% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 61.1% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 59.3% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 57.3% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 55.1% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 54.6% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 54.1% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 52.6% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 49.7% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 46.2% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 44.4% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 42.6% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 42.2% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 40.9% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 41.7% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 41.4% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 40.9% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 40.5% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 40.0% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 39.6% | -1.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 39.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.1%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 39.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.0%, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.1% | 63.2% | 64.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 51.1% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 40.5% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 39.6% | 41.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon?
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon was 39.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)?
- Cameroon ranks 38th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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, male (% of male 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).