FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Western Africa

Western Africa: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS was 54.44 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
54.44 %
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
16th
of 31 groups
All-time high
54.44 %
in 2023
All-time low
37.18 %
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Western Africa, 2000–2023

02040602000201120232000: 37.2 %2001: 37.8 %2002: 38.6 %2003: 39.3 %2004: 39.4 %2005: 40.4 %2006: 40.7 %2007: 42.2 %2008: 43.1 %2009: 43.6 %2010: 45 %2011: 44.9 %2012: 46.2 %2013: 47.6 %2014: 48.5 %2015: 49 %2016: 49.2 %2017: 49.8 %2018: 50.1 %2019: 45.4 %2020: 47.7 %2021: 50.4 %2022: 53.3 %2023: 54.4 %

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

Analysis

Western Africa recorded 54.44 % for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Western Africa peaked at 54.44 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.18 %, in 2000.

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 rising across the 24 years of available data.

FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS employment — Female — Value in Western Africa, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 37.18 %
2001 37.78 % +1.6%
2002 38.59 % +2.1%
2003 39.28 % +1.8%
2004 39.37 % +0.2%
2005 40.4 % +2.6%
2006 40.7 % +0.7%
2007 42.24 % +3.8%
2008 43.08 % +2.0%
2009 43.64 % +1.3%
2010 44.97 % +3.0%
2011 44.88 % -0.2%
2012 46.16 % +2.9%
2013 47.59 % +3.1%
2014 48.52 % +2.0%
2015 49.01 % +1.0%
2016 49.21 % +0.4%
2017 49.83 % +1.3%
2018 50.12 % +0.6%
2019 45.38 % -9.5%
2020 47.74 % +5.2%
2021 50.35 % +5.5%
2022 53.28 % +5.8%
2023 54.44 % +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.23 % 37.18 % 43.64 % 10
2010s 47.57 % 44.88 % 50.12 % 10
2020s 51.45 % 47.74 % 54.44 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Western Africa?
Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Western Africa was 54.44 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 54.44 % in 2023.
What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 37.18 % in 2000.
How does Western Africa rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs?
Western Africa ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS employment — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment 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
171 places, 3,932 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.