ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Western Africa
Western Africa: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 30,254 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Western Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 30,254 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Western Africa peaked at 30,254 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18,327 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Western Africa 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 18,327 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 18,824 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 19,428 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 20,068 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 20,626 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 21,050 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 21,492 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 21,894 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 22,339 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 22,909 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 23,402 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 23,971 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 24,363 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 24,677 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 25,006 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 25,398 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 25,732 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 26,016 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 26,255 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 26,266 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26,392 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 26,089 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 25,719 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 25,811 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 26,092 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 26,792 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 26,904 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 27,072 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 26,912 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 27,593 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 28,139 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 28,056 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 29,449 1000 No | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 29,865 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 30,254 1000 No | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,450 1000 No | 18,327 1000 No | 22,339 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 24,773 1000 No | 22,909 1000 No | 26,255 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,405 1000 No | 25,719 1000 No | 27,072 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,893 1000 No | 27,593 1000 No | 30,254 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 8 Ethiopia 11,682 1000 No compare
- 9 Türkiye 2,067 1000 No compare
- 9 Uganda 7,719 1000 No compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,154 1000 No compare
- 10 Mozambique 6,146 1000 No compare
- 11 Kenya 5,827 1000 No compare
- 11 Melanesia 841.76 1000 No compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 771.03 1000 No compare
- 12 Madagascar 5,492 1000 No compare
- 13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 534.44 1000 No compare
- 13 Thailand 4,612 1000 No compare
- 14 Niger 4,200 1000 No compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 489.06 1000 No compare
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- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -0.3867 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 0.3017 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.6863 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -0.0843 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate 7.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Western Africa?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Western Africa was 30,254 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 30,254 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,327 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Western Africa rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Western Africa ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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 ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Female — 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.