Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Western Africa
Western Africa: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 32.6 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 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 off-farm in Western Africa stood at 32.6 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Western Africa peaked at 37.75 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 32.6 %, in 2023.
That places Western Africa 30th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.25 % | — |
| 2001 | 35.12 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 35.72 % | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 35.62 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 37.63 % | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 36.89 % | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 37.75 % | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 35.24 % | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 35.77 % | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 36.24 % | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 35.93 % | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 36.47 % | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 36.06 % | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 35.63 % | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 35.43 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 35.23 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 35.39 % | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 35.01 % | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 36.54 % | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 35.51 % | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 35.32 % | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 34.71 % | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 34.16 % | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 32.6 % | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.12 % | 35.12 % | 37.75 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.72 % | 35.01 % | 36.54 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.2 % | 32.6 % | 35.32 % | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Western Africa?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Western Africa was 32.6 % 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 off-farm recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 37.75 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6 % in 2023.
- How does Western Africa rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Western Africa ranks 30th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. 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.