ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Mauritania
Mauritania: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 29.5 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Mauritania, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Mauritania stood at 29.5 %. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Mauritania peaked at 45.8 % in 1994 and was at its lowest, 29.5 %, in 2025.
Mauritania ranks 53rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 45.5 % | — |
| 1992 | 45.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 45.3 % | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 45.8 % | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 44.9 % | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 44.2 % | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 44.5 % | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 44.1 % | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 43.7 % | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 43.9 % | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 43.8 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 43.2 % | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 42.2 % | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 41.4 % | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 40.2 % | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 38.6 % | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 38.4 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 38 % | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 37.5 % | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 36.9 % | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 36.3 % | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 35.5 % | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 34.9 % | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 34 % | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 33.3 % | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 33.1 % | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 32.3 % | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 31.6 % | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 30.8 % | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 32.2 % | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 32.8 % | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 31.9 % | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 30.8 % | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 30.1 % | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 29.5 % | -2.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 29.5 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.85 %, 87% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 29.5 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.8 %, 66% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.83 % | 43.7 % | 45.8 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 40.72 % | 37.5 % | 43.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.87 % | 30.8 % | 36.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.22 % | 29.5 % | 32.8 % | 6 |
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 ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Mauritania?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Mauritania was 29.5 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8 % in 1994.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5 % in 2025.
- How does Mauritania rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Mauritania ranks 53rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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 ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — 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.