Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 40.49 % in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Burkina Faso, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Burkina Faso is 40.49 %, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Burkina Faso peaked at 43.18 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 40.49 %, in 2022.
That places Burkina Faso 137th out of 157 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.04 % | — |
| 2001 | 41.78 % | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 42.43 % | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 42.19 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 42.98 % | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 42.03 % | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 42.1 % | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 41.71 % | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 42.38 % | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 43 % | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 42.69 % | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 43.18 % | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 42.77 % | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 42.59 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 42.43 % | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 42.17 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 41.77 % | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 41.36 % | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 41.2 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 40.96 % | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 41.09 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 40.95 % | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 40.49 % | -1.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 40.49 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 43.37 %, 93% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 40.49 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.67 %, 89% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.26 % | 41.71 % | 43 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.11 % | 40.96 % | 43.18 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.84 % | 40.49 % | 41.09 % | 3 |
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 share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Burkina Faso?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Burkina Faso was 40.49 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 43.18 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.49 % in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Burkina Faso ranks 137th out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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 off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. 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.