Economically active population in agriculture in Mauritania
Mauritania: Economically active population in agriculture was 782,000 number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Economically active population in agriculture in Mauritania, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 782,000 number for economically active population in agriculture in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economically active population in agriculture in Mauritania peaked at 782,000 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 427,000 number, in 1980.
That places Mauritania 37th out of 53 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Economically active population in agriculture in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 427,000 number | — |
| 1981 | 429,000 number | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 432,000 number | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 434,000 number | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 436,000 number | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 437,000 number | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 437,000 number | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 437,000 number | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 437,000 number | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 436,000 number | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 435,000 number | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 447,000 number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 459,000 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 471,000 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 483,000 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 496,000 number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 510,000 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 524,000 number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 539,000 number | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 554,000 number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 570,000 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 586,000 number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 602,000 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 620,000 number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 638,000 number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 656,000 number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 674,000 number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 690,000 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 708,000 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 726,000 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 745,000 number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 763,000 number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 782,000 number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 434,200 number | 427,000 number | 437,000 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 491,800 number | 435,000 number | 554,000 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 647,000 number | 570,000 number | 726,000 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 763,333 number | 745,000 number | 782,000 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More agriculture & rural data for Mauritania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1995 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5156 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3851 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 19.95 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 19.95 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economically active population in agriculture in Mauritania?
- Economically active population in agriculture in Mauritania was 782,000 number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest economically active population in agriculture recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 782,000 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest economically active population in agriculture recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 427,000 number in 1980.
- How does Mauritania rank for economically active population in agriculture?
- Mauritania ranks 37th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is economically active population in agriculture rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files, published as part of Economically active population in agriculture (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Agricultural employment shows the number of workers in the agricultural sector.