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 16,805 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 16,805 1000 No, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Western Africa peaked at 16,805 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7,383 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: Off-farm in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7,383 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 7,693 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 8,372 1000 No | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 8,718 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 9,195 1000 No | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 9,423 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 9,603 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 10,243 1000 No | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 10,965 1000 No | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 11,555 1000 No | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 12,039 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 12,336 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 12,612 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 12,928 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 13,349 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 13,642 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 14,219 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 14,394 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 14,514 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 12,316 1000 No | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 13,763 1000 No | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 15,165 1000 No | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 16,595 1000 No | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 16,805 1000 No | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,315 1000 No | 7,383 1000 No | 11,555 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,235 1000 No | 12,039 1000 No | 14,514 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,582 1000 No | 13,763 1000 No | 16,805 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 887.42 1000 No compare
- 8 Mexico 5,353 1000 No compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 599.01 1000 No compare
- 9 Philippines 4,972 1000 No compare
- 10 Egypt 4,110 1000 No compare
- 10 Melanesia 280.66 1000 No compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 151.41 1000 No compare
- 11 Thailand 4,052 1000 No compare
- 12 Japan 3,400 1000 No compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 33.32 1000 No compare
- 13 Colombia 2,333 1000 No compare
- 13 Micronesia 4.91 1000 No compare
- 14 Myanmar 1,938 1000 No compare
- 14 Polynesia 1.59 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 16,805 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 16,805 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 7,383 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Western Africa rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Western Africa ranks 11th 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 30.0%. 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 — Male — 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.