Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in was 6.27 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Cameroon stood at 6.27 %.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 253.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Cameroon peaked at 6.28 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, -6.15 %, in 2006.
That places Cameroon 141st out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.65 % | — |
| 2001 | 0.72 % | +10.8% |
| 2002 | -0.72 % | -200.0% |
| 2003 | -2.35 % | +226.4% |
| 2004 | -4.12 % | +75.3% |
| 2005 | -6.13 % | +48.8% |
| 2006 | -6.15 % | +0.3% |
| 2007 | -6.13 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | -5.27 % | -14.0% |
| 2009 | -4.24 % | -19.5% |
| 2010 | -3.1 % | -26.9% |
| 2011 | -3.39 % | +9.4% |
| 2012 | -3.74 % | +10.3% |
| 2013 | -4.09 % | +9.4% |
| 2014 | -4.44 % | +8.6% |
| 2015 | -2.91 % | -34.5% |
| 2016 | -1.24 % | -57.4% |
| 2017 | 0.51 % | -141.1% |
| 2018 | 2.33 % | +356.9% |
| 2019 | 4.18 % | +79.4% |
| 2020 | 5.51 % | +31.8% |
| 2021 | 5.98 % | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 6.28 % | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 6.27 % | -0.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 6.27 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.41 %, 38% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 6.27 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.72 %, 93% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +356.9% | 0.51 % | 2.33 % |
| 2003 | -226.4% | -0.72 % | -2.35 % |
| 2002 | -200.0% | 0.72 % | -0.72 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.37 % | -6.15 % | 0.72 % | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.59 % | -4.44 % | 4.18 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.01 % | 5.51 % | 6.28 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 138 China, Macao SAR 8.7 % compare
- 139 Sao Tome and Principe 6.96 % compare
- 140 Namibia 6.48 % compare
- 142 Vanuatu 5.11 % compare
- 143 Burkina Faso 4.76 % compare
- 144 Bhutan 4.41 % 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 gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Cameroon?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Cameroon was 6.27 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.28 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.15 % in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in?
- Cameroon ranks 141st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 253.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.