FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Mauritius
Mauritius: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 38.63 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Mauritius, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Mauritius stood at 38.63 %.
The figure is down 18.6% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Mauritius peaked at 48.67 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 35.52 %, in 2009.
Mauritius ranks 103rd of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.37 % | — |
| 2001 | 43.03 % | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 44.11 % | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 41.1 % | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 39.58 % | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 37.05 % | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 36.42 % | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 37.05 % | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 36.48 % | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 35.52 % | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 35.89 % | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 48.67 % | +35.6% |
| 2012 | 44.69 % | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 45.14 % | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 46.6 % | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 46.65 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 43.44 % | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 44.43 % | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 44.99 % | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 39.71 % | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 45.64 % | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 44.76 % | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 47.46 % | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 38.63 % | -18.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 38.63 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.89 %, 62% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 38.63 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 79.63 %, 49% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Mauritius 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +35.6% | 35.89 % | 48.67 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.37 % | 35.52 % | 44.11 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.02 % | 35.89 % | 48.67 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.12 % | 38.63 % | 47.46 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More agriculture & rural data for Mauritius
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0462 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 599.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1976 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6096 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Mauritius?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Mauritius was 38.63 % 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 48.67 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.52 % in 2009.
- How does Mauritius rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Mauritius ranks 103rd out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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 — Male — 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.