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.