ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Western Africa
Western Africa: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 78,627 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 78,627 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Western Africa peaked at 78,627 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 44,166 1000 No, in 1991.
Western Africa ranks 11th of 31 groups on this measure, 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 | 44,166 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 45,422 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 46,884 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 48,389 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 49,741 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 50,825 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 51,936 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 53,062 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 54,170 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 55,174 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 56,410 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 57,674 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 58,649 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 59,408 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 60,254 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 61,150 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 61,876 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 62,575 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 63,223 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 63,383 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 63,945 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 64,205 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 64,369 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 64,879 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 65,710 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 67,785 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 68,236 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 68,937 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 69,160 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 71,333 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 72,769 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 74,256 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 76,404 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 77,511 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 78,627 1000 No | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49,399 1000 No | 44,166 1000 No | 54,170 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 59,639 1000 No | 55,174 1000 No | 63,223 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 66,061 1000 No | 63,383 1000 No | 69,160 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 75,150 1000 No | 71,333 1000 No | 78,627 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 8 Pakistan 29,180 1000 No compare
- 9 Türkiye 4,899 1000 No compare
- 9 Uganda 14,755 1000 No compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,688 1000 No compare
- 10 Thailand 11,580 1000 No compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,474 1000 No compare
- 11 Madagascar 11,470 1000 No compare
- 12 Kenya 10,699 1000 No compare
- 12 Melanesia 1,718 1000 No compare
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,674 1000 No compare
- 13 Mozambique 10,674 1000 No compare
- 14 Philippines 10,456 1000 No compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 952.85 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Western Africa
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 0.6583 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -7.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -4.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -0.3867 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 0.0114 % 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 78,627 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 78,627 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 44,166 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 19.7%. 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 ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — 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.