Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Burundi
Burundi: Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by was 77.89 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Burundi, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Burundi is 77.89 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Burundi peaked at 86.79 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 77.89 %, in 2023.
That places Burundi 1st out of 139 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.79 % | — |
| 2001 | 86.32 % | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 85.77 % | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 85.48 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 85.11 % | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 84.9 % | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 84.19 % | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 83.36 % | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 82.65 % | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 82.14 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 81.33 % | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 80.47 % | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 79.57 % | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 78.66 % | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 77.93 % | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 79.64 % | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 79.23 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 79.09 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 79.64 % | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 80.4 % | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 78.12 % | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 78.06 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 78.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 77.89 % | -0.2% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 77.89 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 52.49 %, 1.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 77.89 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.78 %, 1.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.67 % | 82.14 % | 86.79 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.6 % | 77.93 % | 81.33 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.03 % | 77.89 % | 78.12 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 1 Lao People's Democratic Republic 69.44 % compare
- 2 Madagascar 70.82 % compare
- 2 United Republic of Tanzania 63.2 % compare
- 3 Chad 70.33 % compare
- 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 51.21 % compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 51 % compare
- 4 Ethiopia 69.22 % 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 in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Burundi?
- Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Burundi was 77.89 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 86.79 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.89 % in 2023.
- How does Burundi rank for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by?
- Burundi ranks 1st out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 in agrifood systems out of total employment by subindustry and sex: Employment in agriculture — Value — Male — 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.