Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Cambodia

Employment in agriculture in Cambodia in 2025 — 33.4%. Ranked 51 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 41.9 pp.

2025 33.4% −0.8 pp vs 2024
World rank 51of 182
Period maximum 77.7%1994
Period minimum 33.4%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Cambodia, 1991–20252040608019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 75.3%1992: 75.1%1993: 75.3%1994: 77.7%1995: 77.5%1996: 77.3%1997: 71.8%1998: 77.5%1999: 75.5%2000: 73.5%2001: 68.9%2002: 67.8%2003: 66.1%2004: 64.3%2005: 62.1%2006: 60.1%2007: 58.1%2008: 55.9%2009: 58%2010: 54.8%2011: 56.5%2012: 53.2%2013: 49.5%2014: 46%2015: 42.5%2016: 37.5%2017: 38.2%2018: 39%2019: 39.9%2020: 36.9%2021: 37.1%2022: 36.2%2023: 35.3%2024: 34.2%2025: 33.4%
Change over the period: −41.9 pp Annual average: -1.23 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cambodia

Cambodia 33.4%
World 25.8%
South-Eastern Asia computed 26.6%
Employment in agriculture — Cambodia, by year Cambodia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 33.4 −0.8 pp
2024 34.2 −1.1 pp
2023 35.3 −0.9 pp
2022 36.2 −0.9 pp
2021 37.1 +0.2 pp
2020 36.9 −3 pp
2019 39.9 +0.9 pp
2018 39 +0.8 pp
2017 38.2 +0.7 pp
2016 37.5 −4.9 pp
2015 42.5 −3.5 pp
2014 46 −3.5 pp
2013 49.5 −3.7 pp
2012 53.2 −3.3 pp
2011 56.5 +1.8 pp
2010 54.8 −3.3 pp
2009 58 +2.1 pp
2008 55.9 −2.2 pp
2007 58.1 −2 pp
2006 60.1 −2 pp
2005 62.1 −2.2 pp
2004 64.3 −1.8 pp
2003 66.1 −1.6 pp
2002 67.8 −1.2 pp
2001 68.9 −4.5 pp
2000 73.5 −2 pp
1999 75.5 −2 pp
1998 77.5 +5.7 pp
1997 71.8 −5.5 pp
1996 77.3 −0.2 pp
1995 77.5 −0.2 pp
1994 77.7 +2.5 pp
1993 75.3 +0.2 pp
1992 75.1 −0.3 pp
1991 75.3

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.