Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 41.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon stood at 41.9%. 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 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon peaked at 65.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 2025.
That places Cameroon 37th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 65.0% | — |
| 1992 | 65.3% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 65.7% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 65.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 65.5% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 65.3% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 65.0% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 64.7% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 64.4% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 64.1% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 63.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 63.3% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 62.7% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 61.7% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 60.8% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 60.3% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 59.8% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 58.3% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 51.4% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 47.6% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 46.7% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 45.7% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 44.8% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 43.9% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 43.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 43.3% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 42.9% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 42.4% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 41.9% | -1.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 41.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.4%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 41.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.5%, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.2% | 64.4% | 65.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 61.1% | 56.7% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 43.0% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 41.9% | 44.0% | 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 share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon?
- Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon was 41.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 37th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.