FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value in Western Africa

Western Africa: FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value was 60.09 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
60.09 %
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
6th
of 31 groups
All-time high
79.7 %
in 2021
All-time low
59.21 %
in 2019
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0204060802000201120232000: 74.3 %2001: 74.3 %2002: 74.8 %2003: 74.4 %2004: 74 %2005: 73.4 %2006: 72.2 %2007: 73.8 %2008: 73.8 %2009: 73.5 %2010: 72.7 %2011: 71.8 %2012: 71.9 %2013: 69.1 %2014: 71.7 %2015: 71 %2016: 69.4 %2017: 67.6 %2018: 67.6 %2019: 59.2 %2020: 76.6 %2021: 79.7 %2022: 59.7 %2023: 60.1 %

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

Analysis

In 2023, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — male — value in Western Africa stood at 60.09 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — male — value in Western Africa peaked at 79.7 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 59.21 %, in 2019.

That places Western Africa 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value in Western Africa, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 74.35 %
2001 74.27 % -0.1%
2002 74.75 % +0.6%
2003 74.4 % -0.5%
2004 74.03 % -0.5%
2005 73.44 % -0.8%
2006 72.22 % -1.7%
2007 73.75 % +2.1%
2008 73.83 % +0.1%
2009 73.49 % -0.5%
2010 72.74 % -1.0%
2011 71.8 % -1.3%
2012 71.92 % +0.2%
2013 69.09 % -3.9%
2014 71.65 % +3.7%
2015 70.98 % -0.9%
2016 69.39 % -2.2%
2017 67.59 % -2.6%
2018 67.63 % +0.1%
2019 59.21 % -12.5%
2020 76.57 % +29.3%
2021 79.7 % +4.1%
2022 59.7 % -25.1%
2023 60.09 % +0.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value 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
2020 +29.3% 59.21 % 76.57 %
2022 -25.1% 79.7 % 59.7 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 73.85 % 72.22 % 74.75 % 10
2010s 69.2 % 59.21 % 72.74 % 10
2020s 69.02 % 59.7 % 79.7 % 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 3 Madagascar 81.24 % compare
  2. 4 Mali 74.9 % compare
  3. 5 Ethiopia 74.56 % compare
  4. 5 Timor-Leste 57.96 % compare
  5. 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 55.98 % compare
  6. 6 Mozambique 71.86 % compare
  7. 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 51.21 % compare
  8. 7 Uganda 69.3 % compare
  9. 8 Guinea-Bissau 66.99 % compare
  10. 8 Melanesia 47.75 % compare
  11. 9 Viet Nam 40.1 % compare
  12. 9 Zambia 64.23 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — male — value in Western Africa?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — male — value in Western Africa was 60.09 % 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 — male — value recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 79.7 % in 2021.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — male — value recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 59.21 % in 2019.
How does Western Africa rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — male — value?
Western Africa ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — male — value rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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 — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — 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.