Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Western Africa
Western Africa: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 38.54 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Western Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Western Africa stood at 38.54 %.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Western Africa peaked at 41.59 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 37.78 %, in 2022.
Western Africa ranks 13th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.52 % | — |
| 2001 | 41.49 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 41.56 % | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 41.54 % | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 41.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 41.5 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 41.53 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 41.59 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 41.58 % | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 41.53 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 41.44 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 41.27 % | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 40.63 % | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 39.96 % | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 39.78 % | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 39.71 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 39.52 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 39.43 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 39.27 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 38.91 % | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 38.68 % | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 38.67 % | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 37.78 % | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 38.54 % | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.54 % | 41.49 % | 41.59 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.99 % | 38.91 % | 41.44 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.42 % | 37.78 % | 38.68 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 10 Bosnia and Herzegovina 53.66 % compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 46.21 % compare
- 11 Albania 53.64 % compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 46.14 % compare
- 12 Armenia 53.63 % compare
- 12 Côte d'Ivoire 39.04 % compare
- 12 Türkiye 41.14 % compare
- 13 Angola 53.1 % compare
- 14 Malawi 52.44 % compare
- 15 Georgia 52.15 % compare
- 15 Polynesia 21.74 % compare
- 16 Uganda 52.11 % compare
- 16 Micronesia 16.91 % compare
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- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual 4.87 % change on previous year (2024)
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- 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 share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Western Africa?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Western Africa was 38.54 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 41.59 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.78 % in 2022.
- How does Western Africa rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Western Africa ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — Female — 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.