Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Burundi
Burundi: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 85.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Burundi, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Burundi recorded 85.3% for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Burundi peaked at 92.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 2019.
Burundi ranks 1st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 91.2% | — |
| 1992 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 91.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 92.0% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 92.4% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 92.2% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 92.1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 91.9% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 91.6% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 91.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 91.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 90.8% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 90.6% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 90.1% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 89.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 89.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 88.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 88.4% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 87.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 86.7% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 86.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 86.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.7% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 85.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 85.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 85.4% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 85.3% | -0.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 85.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 58.5%, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 85.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.5%, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.8% | 91.2% | 92.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 88.9% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 85.0% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 85.3% | 85.7% | 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 employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Burundi?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Burundi was 85.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 2019.
- How does Burundi rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Burundi ranks 1st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).