Burkina Faso vs IBRD only: Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment)
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) over time
- Burkina Faso
- IBRD only
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 53.8% against 24.8% in IBRD only, a difference of 29.0%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 2.2 times IBRD only's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 26th and IBRD only ranks 25th of 187 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | IBRD only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.5% | 44.4% | 37.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 71.8% | 39.1% | 32.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 27.5% | 31.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 25.0% | 29.5% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment), Burkina Faso or IBRD only?
- Burkina Faso, at 53.8% against 24.8% in IBRD only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) between Burkina Faso and IBRD only?
- 29.0%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and IBRD only?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and IBRD only rank globally for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 26th and IBRD only ranks 25th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).