FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Mauritania

Mauritania: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS was 38.24 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
38.24 %
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
91st
of 137 countries
All-time high
38.37 %
in 2017
All-time low
25.73 %
in 2001
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Mauritania, 2000–2023

0102030402000201120232000: 25.8 %2001: 25.7 %2002: 26.1 %2003: 26.8 %2004: 27.4 %2005: 28.3 %2006: 29.9 %2007: 30.1 %2008: 30.6 %2009: 30.7 %2010: 31.5 %2011: 32.5 %2012: 33.4 %2013: 34.1 %2014: 34.4 %2015: 35 %2016: 35.1 %2017: 38.4 %2018: 36.5 %2019: 34.6 %2020: 37.3 %2021: 37.9 %2022: 37.9 %2023: 38.2 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Mauritania stood at 38.24 %.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Mauritania peaked at 38.37 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25.73 %, in 2001.

Mauritania ranks 91st of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS employment — Value in Mauritania, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 25.84 %
2001 25.73 % -0.4%
2002 26.15 % +1.6%
2003 26.77 % +2.4%
2004 27.37 % +2.2%
2005 28.3 % +3.4%
2006 29.86 % +5.5%
2007 30.09 % +0.8%
2008 30.59 % +1.7%
2009 30.73 % +0.5%
2010 31.49 % +2.5%
2011 32.5 % +3.2%
2012 33.43 % +2.9%
2013 34.07 % +1.9%
2014 34.41 % +1.0%
2015 35 % +1.7%
2016 35.13 % +0.4%
2017 38.37 % +9.2%
2018 36.51 % -4.8%
2019 34.56 % -5.3%
2020 37.29 % +7.9%
2021 37.85 % +1.5%
2022 37.85 % +0.0%
2023 38.24 % +1.0%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

  • Mauritania's 38.24 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.71 %, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Mauritania's 38.24 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.13 %, 1.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.14 % 25.73 % 30.73 % 10
2010s 34.55 % 31.49 % 38.37 % 10
2020s 37.81 % 37.29 % 38.24 % 4

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 88 Senegal 40.96 % compare
  2. 89 Sri Lanka 39.71 % compare
  3. 90 Ghana 38.86 % compare
  4. 92 Benin 37.49 % compare
  5. 93 Fiji 36.66 % compare
  6. 94 Papua New Guinea 36.47 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Mauritania?
Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Mauritania was 38.24 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 38.37 % in 2017.
What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 25.73 % in 2001.
How does Mauritania rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs?
Mauritania ranks 91st out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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 of the United Nations, published as part of FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS employment — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS employment — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
183 places, 4,118 data points, 2000–2023
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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.