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 63,760 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 63,760 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Western Africa peaked at 63,760 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39,647 1000 No, in 2000.
Western Africa ranks 12th 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 | 39,647 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 40,701 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 42,074 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 43,004 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 43,926 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 44,671 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 45,356 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 46,386 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 47,523 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 48,523 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 49,156 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 49,889 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 50,728 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 51,579 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 52,417 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 53,259 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 55,213 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 55,725 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 56,379 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 54,563 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 57,503 1000 No | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 59,795 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 62,796 1000 No | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 63,760 1000 No | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44,181 1000 No | 39,647 1000 No | 48,523 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,891 1000 No | 49,156 1000 No | 56,379 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 60,963 1000 No | 57,503 1000 No | 63,760 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4,503 1000 No compare
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- 11 Mexico 11,233 1000 No compare
- 12 Egypt 8,854 1000 No compare
- 12 Melanesia 1,145 1000 No compare
- 13 Myanmar 8,688 1000 No compare
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- 14 Uganda 7,669 1000 No compare
- 14 Polynesia 22.66 1000 No compare
- 15 Kenya 6,654 1000 No compare
- 15 Micronesia 14.2 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Western Africa
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- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual 4.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 6.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 0.041 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 0.7808 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, annual growth rate -0.7481 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate -2.22 % 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 63,760 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 63,760 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 39,647 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Western Africa rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value?
- Western Africa ranks 12th 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 23.6%. 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 — Male — 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.