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 52.7 % 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
The most recent figure for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Burkina Faso is 52.7 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by in Burkina Faso peaked at 75.76 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 47.62 %, in 2022.
Burkina Faso ranks 12th of 145 countries on this measure, 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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.76 % | — |
| 2001 | 74.67 % | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 73.66 % | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 72.28 % | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 71.07 % | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 69.59 % | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 68.14 % | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 67.07 % | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 66.28 % | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 65.27 % | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 63.77 % | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 62.38 % | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 61.08 % | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 59.84 % | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 58.72 % | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 57.61 % | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 56.16 % | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 54.58 % | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 53.04 % | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 51.57 % | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 52.95 % | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 53.4 % | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 47.62 % | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 52.7 % | +10.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 52.7 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 54.53 %, 97% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 52.7 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.86 %, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.38 % | 65.27 % | 75.76 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.88 % | 51.57 % | 63.77 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.67 % | 47.62 % | 53.4 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 9 Eritrea 56.36 % compare
- 9 Viet Nam 26.98 % compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 25.07 % compare
- 10 Zambia 55.97 % compare
- 10 Caribbean 19.17 % compare
- 11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14.01 % compare
- 11 Zimbabwe 55.38 % compare
- 12 Polynesia 12.9 % compare
- 13 Angola 52.41 % compare
- 13 Micronesia 9.81 % compare
- 14 Rwanda 51.87 % compare
- 15 Afghanistan 51.29 % compare
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 52.7 % 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 75.76 % 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 47.62 % in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by?
- Burkina Faso ranks 12th out of 145 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 11.9%. 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 — 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.