FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female in Western Africa

Western Africa: FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female was 79.66 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
79.66 %
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
3rd
of 31 groups
All-time high
81.25 %
in 2003
All-time low
57.39 %
in 2020
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female in Western Africa, 2000–2023

0204060802000201120232000: 80.4 %2001: 80.6 %2002: 81.2 %2003: 81.2 %2004: 80.2 %2005: 80.7 %2006: 79.9 %2007: 78.9 %2008: 78.8 %2009: 78.3 %2010: 78.1 %2011: 76.3 %2012: 74.5 %2013: 76.5 %2014: 72.1 %2015: 71.7 %2016: 73.3 %2017: 73.9 %2018: 72.4 %2019: 70.7 %2020: 57.4 %2021: 57.5 %2022: 78.8 %2023: 79.7 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Western Africa recorded 79.66 % for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in Western Africa peaked at 81.25 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 57.39 %, in 2020.

Western Africa ranks 3rd of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female — Value in Western Africa, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 80.42 %
2001 80.61 % +0.2%
2002 81.17 % +0.7%
2003 81.25 % +0.1%
2004 80.24 % -1.2%
2005 80.7 % +0.6%
2006 79.87 % -1.0%
2007 78.92 % -1.2%
2008 78.83 % -0.1%
2009 78.26 % -0.7%
2010 78.06 % -0.3%
2011 76.31 % -2.2%
2012 74.49 % -2.4%
2013 76.47 % +2.7%
2014 72.12 % -5.7%
2015 71.68 % -0.6%
2016 73.31 % +2.3%
2017 73.92 % +0.8%
2018 72.4 % -2.1%
2019 70.65 % -2.4%
2020 57.39 % -18.8%
2021 57.5 % +0.2%
2022 78.81 % +37.1%
2023 79.66 % +1.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female in Western Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +37.1% 57.5 % 78.81 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 80.03 % 78.26 % 81.25 % 10
2010s 73.94 % 70.65 % 78.06 % 10
2020s 68.34 % 57.39 % 79.66 % 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 1 Chad 98.38 % compare
  2. 1 Côte d'Ivoire 82.53 % compare
  3. 1 United Republic of Tanzania 84.72 % compare
  4. 2 Burundi 96.15 % compare
  5. 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 84.56 % compare
  6. 3 Mozambique 92.27 % compare
  7. 4 Afghanistan 91.83 % compare
  8. 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 73.52 % compare
  9. 5 Mali 89.62 % compare
  10. 6 Guinea-Bissau 88.32 % compare
  11. 6 Timor-Leste 68.97 % compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in Western Africa?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female in Western Africa was 79.66 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 81.25 % in 2003.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 57.39 % in 2020.
How does Western Africa rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female?
Western Africa ranks 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — female rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Western Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
185 places, 4,376 data points, 2000–2023
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.