Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 29.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania stood at 29.5%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania peaked at 45.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2025.
That places Mauritania 60th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 45.5% | — |
| 1992 | 45.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 45.3% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 45.8% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 44.9% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 44.2% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 44.5% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 44.1% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 43.7% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 43.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 43.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 42.2% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 41.4% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 40.2% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 38.6% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 38.4% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 37.5% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 36.9% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 34.9% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 34.0% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 32.3% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 32.2% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 32.8% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 31.9% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 30.1% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 29.5% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.8% | 43.7% | 45.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 37.5% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 30.8% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 29.5% | 32.8% | 6 |
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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 share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania was 29.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 2025.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 60th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita 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 ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.