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

Western Africa: FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value was 68.68 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
68.68 %
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
3rd
of 31 groups
All-time high
77.71 %
in 2002
All-time low
64.14 %
in 2019
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0204060802000201120232000: 77.1 %2001: 77.2 %2002: 77.7 %2003: 77.6 %2004: 77.3 %2005: 77.2 %2006: 76.6 %2007: 76.2 %2008: 76.2 %2009: 75.8 %2010: 75.3 %2011: 73.9 %2012: 73.2 %2013: 72.5 %2014: 71.9 %2015: 71.3 %2016: 71.2 %2017: 70.5 %2018: 70.6 %2019: 64.1 %2020: 66 %2021: 67.1 %2022: 67.7 %2023: 68.7 %

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

Analysis

Western Africa recorded 68.68 % for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Western Africa peaked at 77.71 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 64.14 %, in 2019.

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 — Value in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value in Western Africa, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 77.14 %
2001 77.18 % +0.1%
2002 77.71 % +0.7%
2003 77.56 % -0.2%
2004 77.32 % -0.3%
2005 77.21 % -0.1%
2006 76.57 % -0.8%
2007 76.2 % -0.5%
2008 76.2 % +0.0%
2009 75.75 % -0.6%
2010 75.27 % -0.6%
2011 73.94 % -1.8%
2012 73.16 % -1.1%
2013 72.5 % -0.9%
2014 71.88 % -0.9%
2015 71.32 % -0.8%
2016 71.25 % -0.1%
2017 70.55 % -1.0%
2018 70.61 % +0.1%
2019 64.14 % -9.2%
2020 66.01 % +2.9%
2021 67.1 % +1.7%
2022 67.72 % +0.9%
2023 68.68 % +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 76.88 % 75.75 % 77.71 % 10
2010s 71.46 % 64.14 % 75.27 % 10
2020s 67.38 % 66.01 % 68.68 % 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 1 Burundi 91.83 % compare
  2. 1 Côte d'Ivoire 74.55 % compare
  3. 1 United Republic of Tanzania 81.48 % compare
  4. 2 Chad 88.28 % compare
  5. 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 80.87 % compare
  6. 3 Madagascar 84.23 % compare
  7. 4 Mozambique 81.89 % compare
  8. 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 64.6 % compare
  9. 5 Mali 80.34 % compare
  10. 6 Guinea-Bissau 77.24 % compare
  11. 6 Timor-Leste 62.96 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Western Africa?
Fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value in Western Africa was 68.68 % 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 — value recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 77.71 % in 2002.
What is the lowest fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 64.14 % in 2019.
How does Western Africa rank for fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value?
Western Africa ranks 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of afs employment in total employment — value rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
193 places, 4,476 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.