Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 44.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon, 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 Cameroon stood at 44.8%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon peaked at 67.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 2025.
Cameroon ranks 35th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 66.2% | — |
| 1992 | 66.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 66.9% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 66.9% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 66.7% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 66.4% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 66.1% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 65.9% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 65.6% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 65.3% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 65.0% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 65.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 64.5% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 62.9% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 61.4% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 59.4% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 57.4% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 55.3% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 53.3% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 51.9% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 50.4% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 47.5% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 46.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 46.4% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 45.9% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 45.4% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 44.8% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.3% | 65.6% | 66.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 62.9% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 46.1% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 44.8% | 47.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 32 Guinea 48.3% compare
- 33 Timor-Leste 46.7% compare
- 34 Vanuatu 46.3% compare
- 36 Liberia 44.4% compare
- 37 Sierra Leone 44.0% compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 43.8% 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 share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon was 44.8% 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 35th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.