ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Cameroon
Cameroon: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 2,464 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
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Cameroon stood at 2,464 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Cameroon peaked at 2,464 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,527 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Cameroon 29th 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 | 1,527 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 1,578 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 1,634 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 1,690 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 1,743 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 1,801 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 1,855 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 1,907 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 1,957 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 2,007 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 2,059 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 2,096 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 2,119 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 2,130 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 2,131 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2,190 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 2,252 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 2,226 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 2,195 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 2,161 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 2,119 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 2,073 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 2,021 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 1,977 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 2,012 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 2,042 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2,071 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 2,097 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 2,129 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 2,216 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 2,262 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 2,329 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 2,380 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 2,425 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 2,464 1000 No | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,744 1000 No | 1,527 1000 No | 1,957 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,141 1000 No | 2,007 1000 No | 2,252 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,070 1000 No | 1,977 1000 No | 2,161 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,346 1000 No | 2,216 1000 No | 2,464 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 26 Ghana 2,701 1000 No compare
- 27 Burkina Faso 2,577 1000 No compare
- 28 Russian Federation 2,513 1000 No compare
- 30 Peru 2,447 1000 No compare
- 31 Cabo Verde 14.11 1000 No compare
- 31 Malawi 2,440 1000 No compare
- 32 Burundi 2,326 1000 No 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 ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Cameroon?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Cameroon was 2,464 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 2,464 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,527 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Cameroon ranks 29th 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 22.5%. 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 — Male — 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.