ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Cameroon
Cameroon: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 2,162 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Cameroon, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 2,162 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Cameroon peaked at 2,547 1000 No in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,528 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Cameroon 21st out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,528 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 1,577 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 1,632 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 1,685 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 1,735 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 1,788 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 1,838 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1,886 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 1,933 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 1,982 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 2,030 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 2,126 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 2,221 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 2,312 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 2,409 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 2,477 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 2,547 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 2,473 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 2,390 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 2,299 1000 No | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 2,268 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 2,234 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 2,193 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 2,161 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 2,132 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 2,094 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 2,050 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 2,002 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1,958 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1,985 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 2,007 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 2,054 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 2,099 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 2,140 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 2,162 1000 No | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,734 1000 No | 1,528 1000 No | 1,933 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,297 1000 No | 1,982 1000 No | 2,547 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,139 1000 No | 1,958 1000 No | 2,299 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,075 1000 No | 1,985 1000 No | 2,162 1000 No | 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 ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Cameroon?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Cameroon was 2,162 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2,547 1000 No in 2007.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,528 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Cameroon ranks 21st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo 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 of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.