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

Western Africa: FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value was 50.26 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
50.26 %
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
2nd
of 31 groups
All-time high
50.26 %
in 2023
All-time low
47.45 %
in 2019
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

02040602000201120232000: 47.9 %2001: 48 %2002: 48.1 %2003: 48.3 %2004: 47.8 %2005: 48.2 %2006: 48 %2007: 49 %2008: 49 %2009: 49 %2010: 49.3 %2011: 49 %2012: 48.9 %2013: 48.8 %2014: 48.9 %2015: 49 %2016: 48.9 %2017: 49 %2018: 48.5 %2019: 47.5 %2020: 47.9 %2021: 48.7 %2022: 48.9 %2023: 50.3 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value in Western Africa is 50.26 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value in Western Africa peaked at 50.26 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.45 %, in 2019.

Western Africa ranks 2nd of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value in Western Africa, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 47.91 %
2001 48.03 % +0.3%
2002 48.13 % +0.2%
2003 48.27 % +0.3%
2004 47.83 % -0.9%
2005 48.16 % +0.7%
2006 48.04 % -0.2%
2007 48.99 % +2.0%
2008 49.03 % +0.1%
2009 48.98 % -0.1%
2010 49.26 % +0.6%
2011 48.97 % -0.6%
2012 48.85 % -0.2%
2013 48.76 % -0.2%
2014 48.89 % +0.3%
2015 49 % +0.2%
2016 48.86 % -0.3%
2017 49.04 % +0.4%
2018 48.54 % -1.0%
2019 47.45 % -2.2%
2020 47.87 % +0.9%
2021 48.66 % +1.7%
2022 48.88 % +0.5%
2023 50.26 % +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 48.34 % 47.83 % 49.03 % 10
2010s 48.76 % 47.45 % 49.26 % 10
2020s 48.92 % 47.87 % 50.26 % 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 55.92 % compare
  2. 1 Gambia 68.11 % compare
  3. 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 54.47 % compare
  4. 2 Sierra Leone 58.13 % compare
  5. 3 Mozambique 57.69 % compare
  6. 3 Melanesia 53.42 % compare
  7. 4 Nepal 56.99 % compare
  8. 5 Angola 56.59 % compare
  9. 5 Viet Nam 52.87 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value in Western Africa?
Fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value in Western Africa was 50.26 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 50.26 % in 2023.
What is the lowest fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 47.45 % in 2019.
How does Western Africa rank for fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value?
Western Africa ranks 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of females in total afs employment — female — value rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 females in total AFS employment — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS 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.