ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 50 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Burkina Faso, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 50 % for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Burkina Faso peaked at 80.8 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 50 %, in 2025.
That places Burkina Faso 18th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 80.7 % | — |
| 1992 | 80.8 % | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 80.7 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 80.5 % | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 79.7 % | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 78.4 % | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 77.3 % | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 76.4 % | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 75.2 % | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 74.4 % | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 73.4 % | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 72.3 % | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 70.9 % | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 69.6 % | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 68.2 % | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 66.8 % | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 65.6 % | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 65 % | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 64 % | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 62.6 % | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 61.2 % | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 60 % | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 58.8 % | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 57.7 % | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 56.6 % | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 55.1 % | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 53.4 % | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 51.9 % | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 50.4 % | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 51.8 % | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 51.9 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 51.6 % | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 51 % | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 50.5 % | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 50 % | -1.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 50 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 57.85 %, 86% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 50 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.7 %, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.86 % | 75.2 % | 80.8 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 69.02 % | 64 % | 74.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.77 % | 50.4 % | 62.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.13 % | 50 % | 51.9 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 15 Eritrea 53.1 % compare
- 15 Polynesia 17.07 % compare
- 16 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 13.8 % compare
- 16 Zambia 51.6 % compare
- 17 Afghanistan 50.2 % compare
- 17 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12.4 % compare
- 18 Türkiye 12.3 % compare
- 19 Cabo Verde 12.6 % compare
- 19 Myanmar 49.2 % compare
- 20 Angola 48.1 % compare
- 20 Micronesia 2.31 % compare
- 21 Zimbabwe 47.6 % 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 — share of employment in agriculture in in Burkina Faso?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Burkina Faso was 50 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 % in 2025.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Burkina Faso ranks 18th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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 ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — 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.