Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Western Africa
Western Africa: Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) was 21.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture value added share of GDP in Western Africa, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture value added share of gdp in Western Africa stood at 21.9%.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture value added share of gdp in Western Africa peaked at 33.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2014.
That places Western Africa 2nd out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25.2% | — |
| 2002 | 33.0% | +30.6% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 22.1% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | -2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) 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% | 25.2% | 33.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.8% | 24.2% | 33.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 20.3% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 21.9% | 23.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 1 Somalia 52.9% compare
- 2 Niger 49.7% compare
- 3 Guinea-Bissau 48.4% compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 43.1% compare
- 4 Syria 43.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Western Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 2.53 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1.95 % (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate -26.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices -35.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate -23.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate -31.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita -25.09 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 884,444 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ -23.38 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture value added share of gdp in Western Africa?
- Agriculture value added share of gdp in Western Africa was 21.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2014.
- How does Western Africa rank for agriculture value added share of gdp?
- Western Africa ranks 2nd out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture value added share of gdp 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture value added share of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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