Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) was 11.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Burkina Faso, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Burkina Faso stood at 11.6%.
The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 467.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Burkina Faso peaked at 20.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -10.3%, in 2009.
That places Burkina Faso 14th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.2% | — |
| 1972 | -0.3% | -125.4% |
| 1973 | -5.6% | +1804.6% |
| 1974 | 15.0% | -367.6% |
| 1975 | -0.8% | -105.4% |
| 1976 | 3.8% | -570.3% |
| 1977 | -5.8% | -251.3% |
| 1978 | 5.6% | -196.5% |
| 1979 | -6.4% | -215.0% |
| 1980 | 2.5% | -138.4% |
| 1981 | 8.1% | +226.6% |
| 1982 | 2.8% | -65.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | -89.6% |
| 1984 | -1.1% | -466.2% |
| 1985 | 7.2% | -777.8% |
| 1986 | 12.6% | +74.3% |
| 1987 | -10.2% | -180.9% |
| 1988 | 17.9% | -276.6% |
| 1989 | -1.4% | -107.6% |
| 1990 | -6.5% | +377.9% |
| 1991 | 20.6% | -415.8% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | -87.6% |
| 1993 | 9.8% | +283.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -94.6% |
| 1995 | 6.4% | +1109.9% |
| 1996 | 12.5% | +97.0% |
| 1997 | -3.9% | -131.1% |
| 1998 | 16.6% | -524.4% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -91.5% |
| 2000 | -5.2% | -469.0% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | -256.8% |
| 2002 | -0.9% | -110.9% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -1145.5% |
| 2004 | -5.2% | -155.8% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | -336.1% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -86.5% |
| 2007 | -5.1% | -412.3% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | -413.7% |
| 2009 | -10.3% | -164.0% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | -241.0% |
| 2011 | -2.3% | -115.5% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -477.1% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -27.1% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -29.1% |
| 2015 | -3.2% | -171.9% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -231.5% |
| 2017 | -0.2% | -105.0% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -4250.1% |
| 2019 | -0.5% | -106.4% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -292.1% |
| 2021 | -7.6% | -826.3% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | -224.4% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -82.9% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | +554.9% |
| 2025 | 11.6% | +10.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 11.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.0%, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 11.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.7%, 3.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +4250.1% | -0.2% | 8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | -6.4% | 15.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.9% | -10.2% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.0% | -6.5% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | -10.3% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | -3.2% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | -7.6% | 11.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More economy & growth data for Burkina Faso
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 60 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0096 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 11.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 8.04 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Burkina Faso?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Burkina Faso was 11.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.3% in 2009.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Burkina Faso ranks 14th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 467.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.