Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 19.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Burkina Faso, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Burkina Faso is 19.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Burkina Faso peaked at 38.7% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2021.
Burkina Faso ranks 40th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 38.5% | — |
| 1961 | 38.3% | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 37.9% | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 38.5% | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 38.7% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 35.4% | -8.4% |
| 1966 | 36.3% | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 33.4% | -7.9% |
| 1968 | 31.6% | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 32.0% | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 30.5% | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 30.6% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 31.9% | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 29.4% | -7.8% |
| 1974 | 30.8% | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 28.9% | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 29.0% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 28.4% | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 30.1% | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 29.4% | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 28.4% | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 29.8% | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 27.5% | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 27.6% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 28.5% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 33.9% | +19.0% |
| 1986 | 29.4% | -13.4% |
| 1987 | 27.8% | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 28.5% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 27.6% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 27.9% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 29.8% | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 28.8% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 30.2% | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 32.9% | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 33.2% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 36.4% | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 33.7% | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 36.6% | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 27.3% | -25.5% |
| 2000 | 24.9% | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 26.9% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 23.4% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 25.2% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | +25.1% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 23.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | +19.3% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 20.9% | +10.1% |
| 2025 | 19.9% | -4.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 19.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 29.4%, 68% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 19.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.1% | 31.6% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.9% | 28.4% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.9% | 27.5% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 27.3% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 21.8% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 18.2% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 17.3% | 20.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 37 Rwanda 20.3% compare
- 38 East Timor 20.2% compare
- 39 Mauritania 20.0% compare
- 41 Marshall Islands 19.9% compare
- 42 Tonga 18.6% compare
- 43 Senegal 17.1% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Burkina Faso
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.86 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 19.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 19.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Burkina Faso?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Burkina Faso was 19.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 1964.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2021.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Burkina Faso ranks 40th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.