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 27.88 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
27.88 %
Change on year
up 4.1%
Rank
1st
of 31 groups
All-time high
27.88 %
in 2023
All-time low
21.22 %
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

01020302000201120232000: 21.2 %2001: 21.6 %2002: 22.4 %2003: 22.8 %2004: 23.3 %2005: 23.8 %2006: 24.1 %2007: 24.4 %2008: 25.1 %2009: 25.4 %2010: 26 %2011: 25.6 %2012: 25.8 %2013: 26.1 %2014: 26.4 %2015: 26.4 %2016: 26.5 %2017: 26.5 %2018: 27.1 %2019: 21.4 %2020: 23.3 %2021: 25.2 %2022: 26.8 %2023: 27.9 %

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

Analysis

Western Africa recorded 27.88 % for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Western Africa peaked at 27.88 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.22 %, in 2000.

Western Africa ranks 1st of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total employment — Value in Western Africa, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 21.22 %
2001 21.59 % +1.7%
2002 22.45 % +4.0%
2003 22.84 % +1.7%
2004 23.34 % +2.2%
2005 23.81 % +2.0%
2006 24.05 % +1.0%
2007 24.35 % +1.2%
2008 25.06 % +2.9%
2009 25.4 % +1.4%
2010 26.03 % +2.5%
2011 25.58 % -1.7%
2012 25.8 % +0.9%
2013 26.14 % +1.3%
2014 26.41 % +1.0%
2015 26.44 % +0.1%
2016 26.51 % +0.3%
2017 26.53 % +0.1%
2018 27.07 % +2.0%
2019 21.42 % -20.9%
2020 23.32 % +8.9%
2021 25.17 % +7.9%
2022 26.79 % +6.4%
2023 27.88 % +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.41 % 21.22 % 25.4 % 10
2010s 25.79 % 21.42 % 27.07 % 10
2020s 25.79 % 23.32 % 27.88 % 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 24.81 % compare
  2. 1 Nigeria 34.06 % compare
  3. 2 Côte d'Ivoire 27.48 % compare
  4. 2 Kiribati 29.79 % compare
  5. 2 Melanesia 17.16 % compare
  6. 3 Togo 27.77 % compare
  7. 3 Viet Nam 16.56 % compare
  8. 4 Indonesia 26.2 % compare
  9. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 16.32 % compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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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 27.88 % 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 27.88 % in 2023.
What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 21.22 % in 2000.
How does Western Africa rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total?
Western Africa ranks 1st 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 up 6.7%. 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 — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 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.