ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Cameroon
Cameroon: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 39.6 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Cameroon, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 39.6 % for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Cameroon peaked at 64.6 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 39.6 %, in 2025.
That places Cameroon 31st out of 175 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.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 63.9 % | — |
| 1992 | 64.2 % | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 64.6 % | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 64.6 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 64.4 % | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 64.2 % | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 63.9 % | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 63.6 % | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 63.2 % | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 62.9 % | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 62.5 % | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 61.1 % | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 59.3 % | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 57.3 % | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 55.1 % | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 54.6 % | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 54.1 % | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 52.6 % | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 51.1 % | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 49.7 % | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 48 % | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 46.2 % | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 44.4 % | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 42.6 % | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 42.2 % | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 41.7 % | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 41.3 % | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 40.9 % | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 40.5 % | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 41.7 % | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 41.4 % | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 40.9 % | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 40.5 % | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 40 % | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 39.6 % | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.07 % | 63.2 % | 64.6 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 57.06 % | 51.1 % | 62.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.75 % | 40.5 % | 49.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.68 % | 39.6 % | 41.7 % | 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 — share of employment in agriculture in in Cameroon?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Cameroon was 39.6 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6 % in 1993.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6 % in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Cameroon ranks 31st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - 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.