Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Western Africa
Western Africa: Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of was 7.96 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Western Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 7.96 % for gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in 2023.
The figure is up 12.1% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Western Africa peaked at 30.94 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.1 %, in 2022.
Western Africa ranks 4th of 26 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.99 % | — |
| 2001 | 10.07 % | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 10.04 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 9.98 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 9.88 % | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 9.85 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 9.57 % | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 11.88 % | +24.1% |
| 2008 | 11.93 % | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 11.89 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 11.97 % | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 11.98 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 13.93 % | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 11.69 % | -16.1% |
| 2014 | 16.27 % | +39.2% |
| 2015 | 16.25 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 14.28 % | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 13.04 % | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 14.11 % | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 7.26 % | -48.5% |
| 2020 | 28.25 % | +289.1% |
| 2021 | 30.94 % | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 7.1 % | -77.1% |
| 2023 | 7.96 % | +12.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of 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 | +289.1% | 7.26 % | 28.25 % |
| 2022 | -77.1% | 30.94 % | 7.1 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.51 % | 9.57 % | 11.93 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.08 % | 7.26 % | 16.27 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.56 % | 7.1 % | 30.94 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 1 Honduras 22.85 % compare
- 1 Caribbean 12.55 % compare
- 1 Polynesia 10.27 % compare
- 2 Lesotho 19.43 % compare
- 2 Micronesia 10.17 % compare
- 3 Cabo Verde 8.12 % compare
- 3 Samoa 18.58 % compare
- 4 Tonga 17.69 % compare
- 4 Viet Nam 1.15 % compare
- 5 Ethiopia 16.67 % compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.12 % compare
- 6 Guatemala 15.9 % compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) -0.26 % compare
- 7 Cuba 15.44 % compare
- 7 Timor-Leste -1.46 % compare
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- 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 the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Western Africa?
- Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of in Western Africa was 7.96 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 30.94 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1 % in 2022.
- How does Western Africa rank for gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of?
- Western Africa ranks 4th out of 26 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. 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 the share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by subindustry: 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.