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 40.59 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
40.59 %
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
20th
of 31 groups
All-time high
40.59 %
in 2023
All-time low
27.51 %
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0102030402000201120232000: 27.5 %2001: 28 %2002: 28.9 %2003: 29.4 %2004: 30.2 %2005: 30.8 %2006: 31.4 %2007: 32 %2008: 32.9 %2009: 33.5 %2010: 34.6 %2011: 34.6 %2012: 35.3 %2013: 36 %2014: 36.7 %2015: 37.1 %2016: 37.2 %2017: 37.6 %2018: 38.3 %2019: 33.4 %2020: 35.3 %2021: 37.5 %2022: 39.5 %2023: 40.6 %

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

Analysis

In 2023, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Western Africa stood at 40.59 %. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Western Africa peaked at 40.59 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.51 %, in 2000.

That places Western Africa 20th 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 — Value in Western Africa, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 27.51 %
2001 27.97 % +1.7%
2002 28.9 % +3.3%
2003 29.44 % +1.9%
2004 30.19 % +2.5%
2005 30.83 % +2.1%
2006 31.41 % +1.9%
2007 31.96 % +1.8%
2008 32.88 % +2.9%
2009 33.53 % +2.0%
2010 34.58 % +3.1%
2011 34.59 % +0.0%
2012 35.27 % +2.0%
2013 36.05 % +2.2%
2014 36.74 % +1.9%
2015 37.08 % +0.9%
2016 37.21 % +0.4%
2017 37.6 % +1.0%
2018 38.34 % +2.0%
2019 33.4 % -12.9%
2020 35.33 % +5.8%
2021 37.52 % +6.2%
2022 39.55 % +5.4%
2023 40.59 % +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.46 % 27.51 % 33.53 % 10
2010s 36.09 % 33.4 % 38.34 % 10
2020s 38.25 % 35.33 % 40.59 % 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 40.59 % 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 40.59 % 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 27.51 % in 2000.
How does Western Africa rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs?
Western Africa ranks 20th 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 12.6%. 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 — 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 — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
183 places, 4,118 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.