Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Western Africa
Western Africa: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 35,185 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 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: off-farm in Western Africa is 35,185 1000 No, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and up 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Western Africa peaked at 35,185 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13,561 1000 No, in 2000.
Western Africa ranks 7th of 30 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13,561 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 14,211 1000 No | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 15,067 1000 No | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 15,758 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 16,025 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 16,949 1000 No | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 17,430 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 18,821 1000 No | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 19,692 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 20,333 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 21,465 1000 No | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 21,486 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 22,365 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 23,355 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 24,324 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 25,080 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 25,954 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 26,716 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 27,199 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 22,362 1000 No | -17.8% |
| 2020 | 25,205 1000 No | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 28,532 1000 No | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 31,990 1000 No | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 35,185 1000 No | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,785 1000 No | 13,561 1000 No | 20,333 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,031 1000 No | 21,465 1000 No | 27,199 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,228 1000 No | 25,205 1000 No | 35,185 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 4 India 16,848 1000 No compare
- 5 Brazil 5,429 1000 No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 2,680 1000 No compare
- 6 Thailand 5,180 1000 No compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,015 1000 No compare
- 7 Mexico 4,916 1000 No compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 892.32 1000 No compare
- 8 Ethiopia 4,684 1000 No compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 656.51 1000 No compare
- 9 Philippines 4,202 1000 No compare
- 10 Japan 4,026 1000 No compare
- 10 Melanesia 488.83 1000 No compare
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- 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: off-farm in Western Africa?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Western Africa was 35,185 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: off-farm recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 35,185 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,561 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Western Africa rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Western Africa ranks 7th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.7%. 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: Off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. 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.