Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Burundi
Burundi: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 34.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Burundi, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 34.3% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Burundi peaked at 65.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2020.
Burundi ranks 8th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 65.3% | — |
| 1971 | 64.8% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 60.8% | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 63.3% | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 61.0% | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 61.3% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 59.5% | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 55.6% | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 54.0% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 53.8% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 57.6% | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 58.1% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 52.6% | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 53.5% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 54.7% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 56.0% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 52.5% | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 50.6% | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 48.2% | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 47.1% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 51.1% | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 48.6% | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 48.0% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 47.2% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 40.7% | -13.6% |
| 1995 | 42.0% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 53.4% | +27.0% |
| 1997 | 42.4% | -20.5% |
| 1998 | 44.5% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 47.6% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 44.1% | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 43.8% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 43.3% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 41.9% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 40.8% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 40.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 34.9% | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 36.7% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 38.4% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 37.4% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 35.4% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 34.2% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 34.0% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 35.3% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 34.0% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 35.1% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 34.3% | -2.2% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 34.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 29.4%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 34.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.9% | 53.8% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.1% | 47.1% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.6% | 40.7% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 34.9% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 34.2% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 31.1% | 35.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More agriculture & rural data for Burundi
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 80.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Burundi?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Burundi was 34.3% 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 1970.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2020.
- How does Burundi rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Burundi ranks 8th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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.