SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value in Western Africa
Western Africa: SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value was 21.89 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value in Western Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 21.89 % for sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value in 2024.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value in Western Africa peaked at 32.96 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 20.31 %, in 2014.
Western Africa ranks 3rd of 36 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25.23 % | — |
| 2002 | 32.96 % | +30.6% |
| 2003 | 30.68 % | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 26.36 % | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 25.82 % | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 24.6 % | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 24.23 % | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 25.17 % | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 26.13 % | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 23.6 % | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 22.14 % | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 21.74 % | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 20.94 % | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 20.31 % | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 20.92 % | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 21.4 % | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 21.22 % | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 21.39 % | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 21.51 % | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 23.17 % | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 22.54 % | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 22.99 % | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 22.38 % | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 21.89 % | -2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +30.6% | 25.23 % | 32.96 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.8 % | 24.23 % | 32.96 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 21.52 % | 20.31 % | 23.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.59 % | 21.89 % | 23.17 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 1 Somalia 50.39 % compare
- 1 Syrian Arab Republic 43.06 % compare
- 2 Niger 49.73 % compare
- 2 United Republic of Tanzania 26.15 % compare
- 3 Guinea-Bissau 48.41 % compare
- 3 Micronesia (Federated States of) 22.1 % compare
- 4 Comoros 35.32 % compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 21 % compare
- 5 Côte d'Ivoire 16.94 % compare
- 5 Mali 35.11 % compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 17.05 % compare
- 6 Ethiopia 34.87 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value in Western Africa?
- Sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value in Western Africa was 21.89 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 32.96 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.31 % in 2014.
- How does Western Africa rank for sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value?
- Western Africa ranks 3rd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value added share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.