Melanesia vs Western Africa: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture over time
- Melanesia
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 76,404 1000 No against 1,688 1000 No in Melanesia, a difference of 74,716 1000 No.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 45.3 times Melanesia's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 11th and Western Africa ranks 11th of 16 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 754.33 1000 No | 59,639 1000 No | 58,885 1000 No | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 1,111 1000 No | 66,061 1000 No | 64,950 1000 No | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 1,610 1000 No | 73,691 1000 No | 72,080 1000 No | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture, Melanesia or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 76,404 1000 No against 1,688 1000 No in Melanesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture between Melanesia and Western Africa?
- 74,716 1000 No, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Western Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Melanesia and Western Africa rank globally for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture?
- Melanesia ranks 11th and Western Africa ranks 11th of 16 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.