Agriculture & Rural in Western Africa 3,380 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Western Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production 623,647 t 2023 up 41.3% 26th Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 2.29 million 1000 USD 2024 up 70.3% 24th Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross Production Value 54,158 1000 Int$ 2024 up 1.3% 21st Beans, dry — Area harvested 805,383 ha 2024 up 0.1% 13th Beans, dry — Production 633,604 t 2024 up 8.2% 16th Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production 181.2 2024 up 124.0% 1st Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross per capita 146.45 2024 up 75.8% 1st Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, annual growth rate -0.0252 % change on previous year 2024 up 99.2% 17th Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.1157 % change on previous year 2024 up 95.3% 13th Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield 608.7 kg/ha 2024 up 3.2% 26th Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) 1.83 million t 2024 up 44.2% 15th Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area 306,850 ha 2024 up 81.8% 8th Beans, dry — Gross Production Value 482,958 1000 Int$ 2024 up 8.2% 16th Beans, dry — Yield 786.7 kg/ha 2024 up 8.0% 25th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 78,627 1000 No 2025 up 19.7% 11th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 48,372 1000 No 2025 up 22.1% 11th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 30,254 1000 No 2025 up 15.9% 11th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 39.76 % 2025 down 11.9% 9th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 45.71 % 2025 down 9.3% 6th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 32.92 % 2025 down 15.4% 9th Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Gross 1.23 million 1000 Int$ 2024 up 44.2% 15th Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Yield 5,966 kg/ha 2024 down 20.7% 25th Lemons and limes — Production 91,678 t 2024 up 4.9% 23rd Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Index Number 114.43 2024 up 18.6% 7th Sugar Crops Primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number 92.25 2024 down 6.9% 15th Cucumbers and gherkins — Gross Production Index Number 378.83 2024 up 322.0% 2nd Cucumbers and gherkins — Gross per capita Production Index Number 305.78 2024 up 231.2% 2nd Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value 8.40 million 1000 USD 2024 up 36.3% 15th Lemons and limes — Area harvested 13,335 ha 2024 up 38.2% 22nd Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested 24,243 ha 2024 up 167.2% 24th Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production 618,570 t 2024 up 332.9% 22nd Natural honey — Gross Production Index Number 75.5 2024 up 7.9% 28th Natural honey — Gross per capita Production Index Number 61.16 2024 down 15.3% 28th Treenuts, Total — Production 2.06 million t 2024 up 49.1% 11th Bananas — Gross Production Value 3.10 million 1000 Int$ 2024 up 115.6% 12th Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 908,049 1000 USD 2024 up 32.8% 21st Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 798,058 1000 USD 2024 up 32.6% 20th Wheat — Gross Production Value 22,160 1000 Int$ 2024 down 35.8% 25th Wheat — Area harvested 44,811 ha 2024 down 47.0% 26th Wheat — Yield 2,088 kg/ha 2024 up 21.0% 23rd Wheat — Production 93,569 t 2024 down 35.8% 25th Treenuts, Total — Area harvested 3.08 million ha 2024 up 16.5% 4th Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Yield 25,516 kg/ha 2024 up 62.0% 4th Bananas — Yield 14,574 kg/ha 2024 up 93.5% 19th Bananas — Production, annual growth rate 7.87 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,221.3% 2nd Bananas — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.36 % change on previous year 2024 up 466.3% 5th Potatoes — Gross Production Value 1.20 million 1000 USD 2024 up 64.2% 23rd Sorghum — Area harvested 14.77 million ha 2024 up 12.6% 5th Sorghum — Production 13.80 million t 2024 up 12.5% 6th Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Gross Production Value 7.32 million 1000 USD 2024 up 3.7% 5th Bees — Stocks 419,299 No 2024 down 0.9% 25th Skim milk of cows — Production 722,333 t 2023 up 30.7% 24th Carrots and turnips — Gross Production Index Number 112.96 2024 up 16.4% 13th Carrots and turnips — Gross per capita Production Index Number 91.06 2024 down 8.6% 21st Oranges — Gross Production Value 488,905 1000 Int$ 2024 up 63.8% 19th Asses — Stocks 7.33 million An 2024 up 23.2% 9th Oranges — Yield 17,749 kg/ha 2024 down 7.4% 14th Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Gross Production Value 177,528 1000 Int$ 2024 up 332.9% 22nd Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Gross 127.8 2024 up 44.2% 15th Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Gross 103.16 2024 up 13.2% 22nd ← Previous Page 5 of 57 Next →