FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Western Africa
Western Africa: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 45.56 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Western Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 45.56 % for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Western Africa peaked at 62.82 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 45.56 %, in 2023.
That places Western Africa 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.82 % | — |
| 2001 | 62.22 % | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 61.41 % | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 60.72 % | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 60.63 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 59.6 % | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 59.3 % | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 57.76 % | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 56.92 % | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 56.36 % | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 55.03 % | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 55.12 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 53.84 % | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 52.41 % | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 51.48 % | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 50.99 % | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 50.79 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 50.17 % | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 49.88 % | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 54.62 % | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 52.26 % | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 49.65 % | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 46.72 % | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 45.56 % | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.77 % | 56.36 % | 62.82 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.43 % | 49.88 % | 55.12 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.55 % | 45.56 % | 52.26 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 13 Viet Nam 55.98 % compare
- 14 Côte d'Ivoire 51.78 % compare
- 14 Polynesia 50.7 % compare
- 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 45.31 % compare
- 16 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 42.57 % compare
- 17 Micronesia 20.35 % compare
- 19 Cabo Verde 34.91 % compare
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- Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.9609 % 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) — Production, annual 6.49 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Western Africa?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Western Africa was 45.56 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 62.82 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.56 % in 2023.
- How does Western Africa rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Western Africa ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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 agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.