ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 2,378 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Burkina Faso, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Burkina Faso is 2,378 1000 No, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Burkina Faso peaked at 2,378 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,664 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Burkina Faso 20th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,664 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 1,700 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 1,737 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 1,778 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 1,804 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 1,821 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1,843 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1,865 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1,886 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1,920 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1,947 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1,978 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 2,001 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 2,013 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2,015 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2,036 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 2,070 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 2,086 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 2,105 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2,107 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,113 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,123 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 2,130 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 2,145 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2,160 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2,164 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2,167 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2,167 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,169 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2,198 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 2,246 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 2,245 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,284 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 2,317 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 2,378 1000 No | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,789 1000 No | 1,664 1000 No | 1,886 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,017 1000 No | 1,920 1000 No | 2,105 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,145 1000 No | 2,107 1000 No | 2,169 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,278 1000 No | 2,198 1000 No | 2,378 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 17 Burundi 3,008 1000 No compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 68.47 1000 No compare
- 18 Philippines 2,819 1000 No compare
- 18 Polynesia 5.32 1000 No compare
- 19 Malawi 2,694 1000 No compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 2,261 1000 No compare
- 20 Micronesia 0.22 1000 No compare
- 21 Cameroon 2,162 1000 No compare
- 22 Mali 2,117 1000 No compare
- 23 Zambia 2,019 1000 No 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 ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Burkina Faso?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Burkina Faso was 2,378 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2,378 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,664 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Female — 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.