FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Mauritania
Mauritania: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 49.58 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Mauritania, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 49.58 % for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Mauritania peaked at 63.66 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 49.58 %, in 2023.
Mauritania ranks 64th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.54 % | — |
| 2001 | 63.66 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 63.6 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 62.85 % | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 62.64 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 61.24 % | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 59.47 % | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 58.98 % | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 58.66 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 58.73 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 57.82 % | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 57.12 % | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 55.87 % | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 55.31 % | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 54.89 % | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 54.09 % | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 53.93 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 49.83 % | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 51.41 % | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 54.01 % | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 50.45 % | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 50.34 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 50.01 % | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 49.58 % | -0.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 49.58 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.6 %, 72% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 49.58 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.13 %, 69% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.34 % | 58.66 % | 63.66 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.43 % | 49.83 % | 57.82 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.09 % | 49.58 % | 50.45 % | 4 |
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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Mauritania?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Mauritania was 49.58 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 63.66 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.58 % in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Mauritania ranks 64th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.