Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Burundi
Burundi: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 55.99 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Burundi, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Burundi stood at 55.99 %.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Burundi peaked at 56.78 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 54.61 %, in 2006.
Burundi ranks 5th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.05 % | — |
| 2001 | 55.09 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 55.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 55.04 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 54.93 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 54.72 % | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 54.61 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 54.93 % | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 55.16 % | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 55.38 % | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 55.67 % | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 55.97 % | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 56.25 % | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 56.53 % | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 56.78 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 56.46 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 56.33 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 56.24 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 56.22 % | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 56.24 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 55.14 % | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 56.07 % | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 55.94 % | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 55.99 % | +0.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 55.99 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 49.12 %, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 55.99 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.64 %, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55 % | 54.61 % | 55.38 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.27 % | 55.67 % | 56.78 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.78 % | 55.14 % | 56.07 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 2 Bangladesh 58.93 % compare
- 2 Republic of Moldova 55.98 % compare
- 3 Mozambique 57.59 % compare
- 4 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 51.32 % compare
- 4 Nepal 56.99 % compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 50.26 % compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 55.95 % compare
- 6 Melanesia 48.82 % compare
- 7 Viet Nam 47.76 % compare
- 7 Zimbabwe 55.7 % compare
- 8 Rwanda 55.35 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Burundi
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 80.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Burundi?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Burundi was 55.99 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 56.78 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.61 % in 2006.
- How does Burundi rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Burundi ranks 5th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. 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.