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.