Agriculture & Rural in Western Africa 236 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Western Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 32.92 % 2025 down 15.4% 11th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 45.71 % 2025 down 9.3% 8th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 39.76 % 2025 down 11.9% 11th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 30,254 1000 No 2025 up 15.9% 13th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 48,372 1000 No 2025 up 22.1% 13th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 78,627 1000 No 2025 up 19.7% 13th Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,258 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 2.7% 32nd Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,750 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 2.4% 32nd Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 18 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 20.0% 19th Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 12.8 % 2024 up 47.1% 27th Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 2.2 % 2024 up 22.2% 40th Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 29.7 % 2024 down 9.2% 12th Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 6,176 Int$/cap 2024 down 1.3% 32nd Total Credit — Value US$ 188,049 million USD 2024 up 35.7% 28th Total Credit — Value US$, 2015 prices 217,486 million USD 2024 up 70.9% 28th Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 42 % 2024 up 31.2% 27th Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 30.4 million No 2024 up 96.1% 28th Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,639 kcal/cap/d 2024 up 1.9% 30th Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services 27 % 2024 up 28.6% 28th Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 41.9 % 2023 down 6.3% 5th Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,642 kcal/cap/d 2023 up 2.2% 30th Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) 117 % 2023 unchanged 24th Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia 44.7 million No 2023 up 24.9% 16th FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Female 64,634 1000 No 2023 up 31.7% 13th FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Male — Value 63,760 1000 No 2023 up 23.6% 14th FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value 60.09 % 2023 down 13.0% 6th FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female 79.66 % 2023 up 4.2% 2nd FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value 50.26 % 2023 up 3.1% 3rd SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture 0.13 2024 down 13.3% 35th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of 2.86 % 2024 down 8.0% 13th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value 21.89 % 2024 up 7.8% 4th FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 73.64 % 2023 down 1.7% 11th FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 45.56 % 2023 down 13.1% 18th FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value 68.68 % 2023 down 5.3% 2nd FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value 128,608 1000 No 2023 up 27.8% 13th FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 59.41 % 2023 down 7.1% 14th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 40.59 % 2023 up 12.6% 20th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 27.88 % 2023 up 6.7% 1st FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value 52,204 1000 No 2023 up 43.9% 11th Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) 16 % 2022 up 33.3% 7th FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Female — Value 35,185 1000 No 2023 up 50.7% 8th FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment 67.4 % 2023 up 4.7% 2nd FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 43.37 % 2023 up 19.2% 1st FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 15.84 % 2023 down 8.5% 5th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 54.44 % 2023 up 14.4% 16th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 26.36 % 2023 up 5.1% 23rd FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Male — Value 16,805 1000 No 2023 up 30.0% 13th Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers 63 % 2021 down 1.6% 6th Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value 64.4 g/cap/d 2021 up 2.7% 33rd Average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day) (3-year) 10.6 g/cap/d 2021 down 4.5% 38th Average fat supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value 60.5 g/cap/d 2021 up 1.3% 33rd Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value 28.3 % 2021 down 5.0% 12th Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value 16.9 % 2023 up 39.7% 11th Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) 19.9 million No 2024 down 1.0% 13th Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value 14.3 % 2020 down 5.9% 15th Cigarettes — Residuals -2,096 t 2023 up 64.8% 9th Unmanufactured tobacco — Residuals -261 t 2023 down 146.2% 20th Cotton lint, ginned — Residuals -7,485 t 2023 down 37,325.0% 23rd Cigarettes — Import quantity 15,663 t 2023 up 7.3% 24th Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes -3,122 t 2023 up 38.1% 9th Page 1 of 4 Next →