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 52,204 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
Western Africa recorded 52,204 1000 No for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Western Africa peaked at 52,204 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20,944 1000 No, in 2000.
Western Africa ranks 9th of 30 groups on this measure, 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: Off-farm in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20,944 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 21,904 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 23,438 1000 No | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 24,476 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 25,693 1000 No | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 26,858 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 28,000 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 29,064 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 30,656 1000 No | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 31,888 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 33,505 1000 No | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 33,822 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 34,977 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 36,284 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 37,673 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 38,722 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 40,174 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 41,110 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 42,862 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 34,678 1000 No | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 38,968 1000 No | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 43,697 1000 No | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 48,585 1000 No | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 52,204 1000 No | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,292 1000 No | 20,944 1000 No | 31,888 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,381 1000 No | 33,505 1000 No | 42,862 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,864 1000 No | 38,968 1000 No | 52,204 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 6 Bangladesh 13,338 1000 No compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,627 1000 No compare
- 7 Brazil 13,147 1000 No compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,780 1000 No compare
- 8 Mexico 10,269 1000 No compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,614 1000 No compare
- 9 Thailand 9,233 1000 No compare
- 10 Philippines 9,174 1000 No compare
- 10 Melanesia 769.49 1000 No compare
- 11 Japan 7,426 1000 No compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 398.54 1000 No compare
- 12 Ethiopia 5,871 1000 No compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 87.02 1000 No compare
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- 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 52,204 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 52,204 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 20,944 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Western Africa rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Western Africa ranks 9th 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 43.9%. 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 — 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.