FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 85.92 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Burkina Faso, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Burkina Faso stood at 85.92 %.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Burkina Faso peaked at 89.26 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 83.73 %, in 2021.
Burkina Faso ranks 31st of 137 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.26 % | — |
| 2001 | 89 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 88.72 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 88.5 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 88.16 % | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 88 % | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 87.7 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 87.68 % | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 87.06 % | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 86.72 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 86.35 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 85.8 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 85.48 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 85.1 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 84.81 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 84.67 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 84.55 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 84.39 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 84.04 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 83.81 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 83.91 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 83.73 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 83.9 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 85.92 % | +2.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 85.92 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 86.18 %, 100% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 85.92 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 79.63 %, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.08 % | 86.72 % | 89.26 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.9 % | 83.81 % | 86.35 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.37 % | 83.73 % | 85.92 % | 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 fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Burkina Faso?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Burkina Faso was 85.92 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 89.26 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.73 % in 2021.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Burkina Faso ranks 31st out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.