Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 1,130 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Burkina Faso, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1,130 1000 No for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in 2023.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Burkina Faso peaked at 1,184 1000 No in 2022 and was at its lowest, 554.29 1000 No, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 43rd of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 554.29 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 585.27 1000 No | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 604.76 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 633.1 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 648.57 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 679.78 1000 No | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 708.17 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 726.6 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 767.4 1000 No | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 783.59 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 816.91 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 848.3 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 884.5 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 920.78 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 951.59 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 974.51 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 994.48 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1,016 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1,046 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 1,074 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1,105 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1,158 1000 No | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 1,184 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1,130 1000 No | -4.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1,130 1000 No is above the median for low income countries, which is 917.81 1000 No, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1,130 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 836.07 1000 No, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 669.15 1000 No | 554.29 1000 No | 783.59 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 952.74 1000 No | 816.91 1000 No | 1,074 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,144 1000 No | 1,105 1000 No | 1,184 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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 employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Burkina Faso?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Burkina Faso was 1,130 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1,184 1000 No in 2022.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 554.29 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Burkina Faso ranks 43rd out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.