ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Cameroon
Cameroon: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 4,626 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 4,626 1000 No.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Cameroon peaked at 4,799 1000 No in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3,054 1000 No, in 1991.
Cameroon ranks 26th of 175 countries on this measure, 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 | 3,054 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 3,155 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 3,266 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 3,376 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 3,478 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 3,589 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 3,692 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 3,793 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 3,891 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 3,989 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 4,089 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 4,221 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 4,341 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 4,442 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 4,541 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 4,667 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 4,799 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 4,699 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 4,586 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 4,460 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 4,388 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 4,307 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 4,214 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 4,138 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 4,144 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 4,136 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 4,120 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 4,098 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 4,086 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 4,201 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 4,268 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 4,383 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 4,480 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 4,565 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 4,626 1000 No | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,477 1000 No | 3,054 1000 No | 3,891 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 4,437 1000 No | 3,989 1000 No | 4,799 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,209 1000 No | 4,086 1000 No | 4,460 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,421 1000 No | 4,201 1000 No | 4,626 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 16.85 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.85 (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 4,626 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 4,799 1000 No in 2007.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,054 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Cameroon ranks 26th 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 11.6%. 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 — 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.