Burkina Faso vs Senegal: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Senegal
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 19.9% against 17.1% in Senegal, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 40th and Senegal ranks 43rd of 206 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.1% | 23.9% | 12.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 29.9% | 24.5% | 5.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 28.9% | 20.2% | 8.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 18.2% | 13.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 14.7% | 10.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 14.4% | 7.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 16.3% | 2.9% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added, Burkina Faso or Senegal?
- Burkina Faso, at 19.9% against 17.1% in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added between Burkina Faso and Senegal?
- 2.8%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Senegal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Senegal rank globally for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Burkina Faso ranks 40th and Senegal ranks 43rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.