Burkina Faso vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) over time
- Burkina Faso
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 51.8% against 23.9% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 27.9%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 2.2 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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 | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.2% | 52.9% | 27.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 70.4% | 45.1% | 25.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 31.9% | 25.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 25.2% | 27.5% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in agriculture (% of total employment), Burkina Faso or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Burkina Faso, at 51.8% against 23.9% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in agriculture (% of total employment) between Burkina Faso and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 27.9%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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 (% of total 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).