Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Western Africa
Western Africa: Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) was 3,012 million USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Western Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 3,012 million USD for agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Western Africa peaked at 3,701 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, 486.15 million USD, in 2001.
Western Africa ranks 30th of 33 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 486.15 million USD | — |
| 2002 | 649.78 million USD | +33.7% |
| 2003 | 568.74 million USD | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 867.74 million USD | +52.6% |
| 2005 | 1,194 million USD | +37.6% |
| 2006 | 1,590 million USD | +33.2% |
| 2007 | 1,817 million USD | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 2,403 million USD | +32.3% |
| 2009 | 1,950 million USD | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 1,564 million USD | -19.8% |
| 2011 | 1,807 million USD | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 1,693 million USD | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 3,249 million USD | +91.9% |
| 2014 | 3,258 million USD | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,327 million USD | -28.6% |
| 2016 | 2,089 million USD | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 2,371 million USD | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 2,792 million USD | +17.8% |
| 2019 | 3,005 million USD | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 2,867 million USD | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 3,634 million USD | +26.8% |
| 2022 | 3,701 million USD | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 3,179 million USD | -14.1% |
| 2024 | 3,012 million USD | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,281 million USD | 486.15 million USD | 2,403 million USD | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,415 million USD | 1,564 million USD | 3,258 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,279 million USD | 2,867 million USD | 3,701 million USD | 5 |
More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 113,229 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Western Africa?
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Western Africa was 3,012 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3,701 million USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 486.15 million USD in 2001.
- How does Western Africa rank for agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure)?
- Western Africa ranks 30th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.