FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Western Africa
Western Africa: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total was 15.84 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Western Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Western Africa stood at 15.84 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Western Africa peaked at 20.21 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.36 %, in 2019.
Western Africa ranks 6th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.84 % | — |
| 2001 | 14.04 % | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 14.87 % | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 15.08 % | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 15.5 % | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 15.49 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 15.29 % | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 16.29 % | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 17.03 % | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 17.5 % | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 17.82 % | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 17.75 % | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 17.88 % | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 17.32 % | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 18.25 % | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 18.18 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 17.87 % | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 17.46 % | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 17.41 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 13.36 % | -23.3% |
| 2020 | 18.33 % | +37.2% |
| 2021 | 20.21 % | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 15.78 % | -21.9% |
| 2023 | 15.84 % | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Western Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +37.2% | 13.36 % | 18.33 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.49 % | 13.84 % | 17.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.33 % | 13.36 % | 18.25 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.54 % | 15.78 % | 20.21 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 3 Pakistan 22.07 % compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 15.21 % compare
- 4 Fiji 19.8 % compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12.94 % compare
- 5 Indonesia 19.41 % compare
- 5 Viet Nam 12.56 % compare
- 6 Nigeria 18.65 % compare
- 7 Ecuador 17.89 % compare
- 8 Eswatini 17.11 % compare
- 8 Melanesia 11.71 % compare
- 9 Sri Lanka 17.03 % compare
- 9 Timor-Leste 10.24 % compare
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- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 0.041 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Western Africa?
- Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Western Africa was 15.84 % 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 recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 20.21 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.36 % in 2019.
- How does Western Africa rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total?
- Western Africa ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 employment — Male — 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.