Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Western Africa
Western Africa: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in was 22.91 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Western Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 22.91 % for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Western Africa peaked at 24.44 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.83 %, in 2007.
That places Western Africa 19th 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.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.96 % | — |
| 2001 | 17.03 % | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 16.87 % | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 16.92 % | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 16.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 16.93 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 16.83 % | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 16.85 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 16.94 % | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 17.12 % | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 17.46 % | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 18.73 % | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 20.09 % | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 20.43 % | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 20.58 % | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 20.95 % | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 21.14 % | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 21.46 % | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 22.17 % | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 22.64 % | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 22.66 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 24.44 % | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 22.91 % | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.93 % | 16.83 % | 17.03 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.01 % | 17.12 % | 22.17 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.16 % | 22.64 % | 24.44 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -2.64 % compare
- 16 Grenada 75.29 % compare
- 17 Ireland 74.97 % compare
- 18 Nicaragua 74.88 % compare
- 18 Republic of Moldova -11.96 % compare
- 19 Democratic Republic of the Congo -12.82 % compare
- 19 United States Virgin Islands 73.75 % compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 21.91 % compare
- 20 Seychelles 73.31 % compare
- 21 El Salvador 72.24 % compare
- 22 Saint Lucia 71.47 % compare
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- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual 4.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 6.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 0.041 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 0.7808 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, annual growth rate -0.7481 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Western Africa?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Western Africa was 22.91 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 24.44 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.83 % in 2007.
- How does Western Africa rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in?
- Western Africa ranks 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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 Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.