Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 53.14 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Cameroon stood at 53.14 %. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Cameroon peaked at 53.14 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.92 %, in 2006.
Cameroon ranks 141st of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.32 % | — |
| 2001 | 50.36 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 49.64 % | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 48.83 % | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 47.94 % | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 46.94 % | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 46.92 % | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 46.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 47.36 % | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 47.88 % | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 48.45 % | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 48.3 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 48.13 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 47.96 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 47.78 % | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 48.54 % | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 49.38 % | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 50.26 % | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 51.16 % | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 52.09 % | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 52.76 % | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 52.99 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 53.14 % | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 53.14 % | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 53.14 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.2 %, 91% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 53.14 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 53.36 %, 100% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.31 % | 46.92 % | 50.36 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.2 % | 47.78 % | 52.09 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.01 % | 52.76 % | 53.14 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 138 China, Macao SAR 54.35 % compare
- 139 Sao Tome and Principe 53.48 % compare
- 140 Namibia 53.24 % compare
- 142 Vanuatu 52.56 % compare
- 143 Burkina Faso 52.38 % compare
- 144 Bhutan 52.2 % 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 employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Cameroon?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Cameroon was 53.14 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 53.14 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.92 % in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Cameroon ranks 141st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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 Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.