2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value in Western Africa
Western Africa: 2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value was 21.89 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value in Western Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 21.89 % for 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value in Western Africa peaked at 32.96 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 20.31 %, in 2014.
Western Africa ranks 2nd of 33 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25.23 % | — |
| 2002 | 32.96 % | +30.6% |
| 2003 | 30.68 % | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 26.36 % | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 25.82 % | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 24.6 % | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 24.23 % | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 25.17 % | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 26.13 % | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 23.6 % | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 22.14 % | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 21.74 % | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 20.94 % | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 20.31 % | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 20.92 % | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 21.4 % | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 21.22 % | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 21.39 % | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 21.51 % | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 23.17 % | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 22.54 % | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 22.99 % | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 22.38 % | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 21.89 % | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.8 % | 24.23 % | 32.96 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 21.52 % | 20.31 % | 23.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.59 % | 21.89 % | 23.17 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 1 Somalia 52.87 % compare
- 1 Syrian Arab Republic 43.06 % compare
- 2 Niger 49.73 % compare
- 2 United Republic of Tanzania 26.15 % compare
- 3 Guinea-Bissau 48.41 % compare
- 3 Micronesia (Federated States of) 22.1 % compare
- 4 Côte d'Ivoire 16.94 % compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 21 % compare
- 4 Mali 35.11 % compare
- 5 Ethiopia 34.87 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Western Africa
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -7.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -4.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 0.6583 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 0.3017 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.6863 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value in Western Africa?
- 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value in Western Africa was 21.89 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 32.96 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.31 % in 2014.
- How does Western Africa rank for 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value?
- Western Africa ranks 2nd out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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