Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by was 54.69 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Burkina Faso, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 54.69 % for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Burkina Faso peaked at 77.15 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 49.29 %, in 2022.
Burkina Faso ranks 20th of 139 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.15 % | — |
| 2001 | 76.03 % | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 75.09 % | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 73.72 % | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 72.63 % | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 71.13 % | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 69.65 % | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 68.68 % | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 67.62 % | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 66.68 % | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 65.07 % | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 63.64 % | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 62.25 % | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 60.94 % | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 59.85 % | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 58.75 % | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 57.32 % | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 55.83 % | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 54.29 % | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 52.86 % | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 54.24 % | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 55.13 % | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 49.29 % | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 54.69 % | +11.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 54.69 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 61.22 %, 89% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 54.69 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.42 %, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.84 % | 66.68 % | 77.15 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.08 % | 52.86 % | 65.07 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.34 % | 49.29 % | 55.13 % | 4 |
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 in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Burkina Faso?
- Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Burkina Faso was 54.69 % 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 77.15 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.29 % in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 in agrifood systems out of total employment by subindustry and sex: 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.