Share of employment in agriculture in Burundi
Burundi: Share of employment in agriculture was 85.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture in Burundi, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of employment in agriculture in Burundi stood at 85.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture in Burundi peaked at 92.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 2019.
That places Burundi 1st out of 186 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.
Share of employment in agriculture in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 91.2% | — |
| 1992 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 91.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 92.0% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 92.4% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 92.2% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 92.1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 91.9% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 91.6% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 91.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 91.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 90.8% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 90.6% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 90.1% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 89.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 89.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 88.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 88.4% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 87.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 86.7% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 86.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 86.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.7% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 85.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 85.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 85.4% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 85.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.8% | 91.2% | 92.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 88.9% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 85.0% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 85.3% | 85.7% | 6 |
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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 in agriculture in Burundi?
- Share of employment in agriculture in Burundi was 85.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 2019.
- How does Burundi rank for share of employment in agriculture?
- Burundi ranks 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employment in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.