Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 35.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Cambodia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia stood at 35.6%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia peaked at 83.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 2025.
Cambodia ranks 51st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 77.1% | — |
| 1992 | 76.8% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 76.9% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 80.1% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 80.0% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 79.8% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 74.6% | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 83.0% | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 77.8% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 74.8% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 68.6% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 67.9% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 66.4% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 64.9% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 62.9% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 61.2% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 59.6% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 55.4% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 55.8% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 57.3% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 54.3% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 47.3% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 40.4% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 40.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 40.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 40.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 39.4% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 39.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 38.6% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 37.7% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 36.4% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 35.6% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.5% | 74.6% | 83.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 64.0% | 55.4% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 40.2% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 35.6% | 39.6% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cambodia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1611 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 462.77 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7882 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5889 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia was 35.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 2025.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 51st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.