Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Western Africa
Western Africa: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 76,404 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Western Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Western Africa is 76,404 1000 No, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Western Africa peaked at 76,404 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55,174 1000 No, in 2000.
That places Western Africa 11th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55,174 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 56,410 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 57,674 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 58,649 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 59,408 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 60,254 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 61,150 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 61,876 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 62,575 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 63,223 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 63,383 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 63,945 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 64,205 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 64,369 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 64,879 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 65,710 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 67,785 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 68,236 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 68,937 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 69,160 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 71,333 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 72,769 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 74,256 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 76,404 1000 No | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59,639 1000 No | 55,174 1000 No | 63,223 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 66,061 1000 No | 63,383 1000 No | 69,160 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 73,691 1000 No | 71,333 1000 No | 76,404 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 8 Uganda 13,983 1000 No compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,753 1000 No compare
- 9 Thailand 12,386 1000 No compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,408 1000 No compare
- 10 Madagascar 10,918 1000 No compare
- 11 Philippines 10,858 1000 No compare
- 11 Melanesia 1,688 1000 No compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,631 1000 No compare
- 12 Kenya 10,417 1000 No compare
- 13 Mozambique 9,985 1000 No compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 288.83 1000 No compare
- 14 Myanmar 9,900 1000 No compare
- 14 Polynesia 26.95 1000 No compare
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- Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.9609 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 0.7808 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 0.041 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Western Africa?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Western Africa was 76,404 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 76,404 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,174 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Western Africa rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture?
- Western Africa ranks 11th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.