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 64,634 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
In 2023, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Western Africa stood at 64,634 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Western Africa peaked at 64,634 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36,470 1000 No, in 2000.
Western Africa ranks 11th 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: Total — Value in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36,470 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 37,614 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 39,038 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 40,121 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 40,701 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 41,955 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 42,828 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 44,554 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 45,708 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 46,588 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 47,731 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 47,878 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 48,454 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 49,075 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 50,135 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 51,173 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 52,746 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 53,620 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 54,271 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 49,275 1000 No | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 52,797 1000 No | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 56,671 1000 No | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 60,046 1000 No | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 64,634 1000 No | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41,558 1000 No | 36,470 1000 No | 46,588 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,436 1000 No | 47,731 1000 No | 54,271 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 58,537 1000 No | 52,797 1000 No | 64,634 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 8 Thailand 10,217 1000 No compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,767 1000 No compare
- 9 Uganda 8,421 1000 No compare
- 10 Kenya 7,637 1000 No compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,372 1000 No compare
- 11 Philippines 7,138 1000 No compare
- 11 Melanesia 1,313 1000 No compare
- 12 Brazil 6,883 1000 No compare
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,200 1000 No compare
- 13 Madagascar 6,623 1000 No compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 187.17 1000 No compare
- 14 Mozambique 6,496 1000 No compare
- 14 Polynesia 11.56 1000 No compare
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- 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)
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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: total — value in Western Africa?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Western Africa was 64,634 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 64,634 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 36,470 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 31.7%. 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: Total — Value — Female — 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.