Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Burundi

Employment in agriculture in Burundi in 2025 — 85.3%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 5.8 pp.

2025 85.3% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 1of 182
Period maximum 92.4%1997
Period minimum 85%2019

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Burundi, 1991–202584868890929419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 91.2%1992: 91.3%1993: 91.4%1994: 91.5%1995: 92%1996: 92.4%1997: 92.4%1998: 92.2%1999: 92.1%2000: 91.9%2001: 91.6%2002: 91.2%2003: 91.1%2004: 90.8%2005: 90.6%2006: 90.1%2007: 89.7%2008: 89.2%2009: 88.9%2010: 88.4%2011: 87.9%2012: 87.3%2013: 86.7%2014: 86.2%2015: 86.4%2016: 86.3%2017: 86.3%2018: 85.7%2019: 85%2020: 85.3%2021: 85.7%2022: 85.7%2023: 85.6%2024: 85.4%2025: 85.3%
Change over the period: −5.8 pp Annual average: -0.17 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Burundi

Burundi 85.3%
World 25.8%
Eastern Africa computed 60.4%
Low-income countries computed 58.5%
Employment in agriculture — Burundi, by year Burundi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 85.3 −0.1 pp
2024 85.4 −0.2 pp
2023 85.6 −0.1 pp
2022 85.7 +0 pp
2021 85.7 +0.3 pp
2020 85.3 +0.3 pp
2019 85 −0.7 pp
2018 85.7 −0.6 pp
2017 86.3 −0 pp
2016 86.3 −0.1 pp
2015 86.4 +0.2 pp
2014 86.2 −0.5 pp
2013 86.7 −0.6 pp
2012 87.3 −0.6 pp
2011 87.9 −0.5 pp
2010 88.4 −0.5 pp
2009 88.9 −0.3 pp
2008 89.2 −0.4 pp
2007 89.7 −0.5 pp
2006 90.1 −0.5 pp
2005 90.6 −0.2 pp
2004 90.8 −0.3 pp
2003 91.1 −0.1 pp
2002 91.2 −0.4 pp
2001 91.6 −0.3 pp
2000 91.9 −0.1 pp
1999 92.1 −0.1 pp
1998 92.2 −0.2 pp
1997 92.4 +0 pp
1996 92.4 +0.4 pp
1995 92 +0.5 pp
1994 91.5 +0.2 pp
1993 91.4 +0.1 pp
1992 91.3 +0.1 pp
1991 91.2

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.