Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 53.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
53.8%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
26th
of 186 countries
All-time high
83.3%
in 1994
All-time low
52.9%
in 2019
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 53.8% for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 83.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 52.9%, in 2019.
Burkina Faso ranks 26th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 83.1% | — |
| 1992 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 83.1% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 83.3% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 82.5% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 81.2% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 80.2% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 79.1% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 77.9% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 77.1% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 76.0% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 75.1% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 73.7% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 72.6% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 71.1% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 69.7% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 68.7% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 67.6% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 66.7% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 65.1% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 63.6% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 62.3% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 60.9% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 59.9% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 58.8% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 57.3% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 54.3% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 52.9% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 54.2% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 55.1% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 55.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 54.7% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 54.2% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 53.8% | -0.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 53.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 60.9%, 88% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 53.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.8%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.5% | 77.9% | 83.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 71.8% | 66.7% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 52.9% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 53.8% | 55.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 23 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 57.8% compare
- 24 Equatorial Guinea 56.2% compare
- 25 Angola 55.9% compare
- 27 Kenya 53.4% compare
- 28 Republic of Moldova 51.3% compare
- 29 Bhutan 51.3% 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 share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso was 53.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.9% in 2019.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.