Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Western Africa
Western Africa: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value was 128,608 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Western Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 128,608 1000 No for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Western Africa peaked at 128,608 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 76,118 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: Total — Value in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76,118 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 78,314 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 81,112 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 83,125 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 85,100 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 87,112 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 89,150 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 90,940 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 93,231 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 95,111 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 96,888 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 97,767 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 99,182 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 100,653 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 102,553 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 104,432 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 107,959 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 109,345 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 111,799 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 103,838 1000 No | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 110,300 1000 No | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 116,467 1000 No | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 122,841 1000 No | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 128,608 1000 No | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85,931 1000 No | 76,118 1000 No | 95,111 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 103,442 1000 No | 96,888 1000 No | 111,799 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 119,554 1000 No | 110,300 1000 No | 128,608 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 8 Thailand 21,618 1000 No compare
- 9 Brazil 21,178 1000 No compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7,380 1000 No compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,244 1000 No compare
- 10 Philippines 20,032 1000 No compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,807 1000 No compare
- 11 Mexico 17,266 1000 No compare
- 12 Uganda 16,090 1000 No compare
- 12 Melanesia 2,458 1000 No compare
- 13 Kenya 14,291 1000 No compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 375.84 1000 No compare
- 14 Myanmar 13,616 1000 No compare
- 14 Polynesia 34.24 1000 No compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Western Africa?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Western Africa was 128,608 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: total — value recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 128,608 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 76,118 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Western Africa rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value?
- Western Africa ranks 11th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. 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: Total — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — 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.