Industry share of total emplyoment in Cameroon
Cameroon: Industry share of total emplyoment was 14.61 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
14.61
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
145th
of 186 countries
All-time high
14.61
in 2025
All-time low
11.1
in 2005
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Industry share of total emplyoment in Cameroon, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry share of total emplyoment in Cameroon is 14.61, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry share of total emplyoment in Cameroon peaked at 14.61 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.1, in 2005.
Cameroon ranks 145th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Industry share of total emplyoment in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.51 | — |
| 1992 | 14.15 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 13.59 | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 13.46 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 13.4 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 13.4 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 13.39 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 13.37 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 13.3 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 13.17 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 12.99 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 12.44 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 11.96 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 11.59 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 11.1 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 11.14 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 11.17 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 11.5 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 11.8 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 12.13 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 12.54 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 13.05 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 13.61 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 14.08 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 14.26 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 14.37 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 14.43 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 14.53 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 14.57 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 14.53 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 14.53 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.6 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 14.57 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 14.59 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 14.61 | +0.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 14.61 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.84, 82% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 14.61 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.15, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.62 | 13.3 | 14.51 | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.89 | 11.1 | 13.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.76 | 12.13 | 14.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.57 | 14.53 | 14.61 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 142 Comoros 14.8 compare
- 143 Bahamas 14.79 compare
- 144 Puerto Rico 14.72 compare
- 146 French Polynesia 14.33 compare
- 147 Cote d'Ivoire 14.33 compare
- 148 Guinea 14.15 compare
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry share of total emplyoment in Cameroon?
- Industry share of total emplyoment in Cameroon was 14.61 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 14.61 in 2025.
- What is the lowest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1 in 2005.
- How does Cameroon rank for industry share of total emplyoment?
- Cameroon ranks 145th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry share of total emplyoment rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Industry share of total emplyoment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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