What is the difference in agricultural population between Cameroon and Zambia?

732,000 FAO, number, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zambia?

33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Zambia: Agricultural population

Cameroon

7.88 million FAO, number

in 2012

Zambia

8.61 million FAO, number

in 2012

Cameroon rank

22nd

Zambia rank

19th

Agricultural population over time

Cameroon
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 8.61 million FAO, number against 7.88 million FAO, number in Cameroon, a difference of 732,000 FAO, number.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 19th of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	6.94 million FAO, number	4.97 million FAO, number	1.97 million FAO, number	Cameroon
1990s	8.14 million FAO, number	6.37 million FAO, number	1.78 million FAO, number	Cameroon
2000s	8.25 million FAO, number	7.56 million FAO, number	687,500 FAO, number	Cameroon
2010s	7.95 million FAO, number	8.44 million FAO, number	493,667 FAO, number	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural population, Cameroon or Zambia?: Zambia, at 8.61 million FAO, number against 7.88 million FAO, number in Cameroon as of 2012.
What is the difference in agricultural population between Cameroon and Zambia?: 732,000 FAO, number, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zambia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Cameroon and Zambia rank globally for agricultural population?: Cameroon ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 19th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Agricultural population (FAO, number)
Unit: FAO, number
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 1,934 data points, 1980–2012
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The Agricultural Population is defined as all persons depending for their livelihood on agriculture, hunting, fishing or forestry. This estimate comprises all persons actively engaged in agriculture and their non-working dependants. The Agricultural Population series are estimated by FAO based on the total population series obtained from UN Population Division ("World population prospects: The 2008 Revision") and the ratios of labour force in total population and agricultural labour force in total labour force from ILO: ("Economically active population, 1950-2010: The 4th Revision", ILO, Geneva, 1996). Direct information on agricultural population derived from national population censuses or surveys is scarce.