Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 70.8 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Mauritania, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Mauritania is 70.8 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Mauritania peaked at 71.24 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 69.9 %, in 2017.
That places Mauritania 72nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.24 % | — |
| 2001 | 71.21 % | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 71.12 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 71.04 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 70.89 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 70.74 % | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 70.54 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 70.6 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 70.61 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 70.73 % | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 70.59 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 70.39 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 70.38 % | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 70.16 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 70.18 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 70.14 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 69.96 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 69.9 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 70.57 % | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 71.23 % | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 71.07 % | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 70.48 % | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 70.87 % | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 70.8 % | -0.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 70.8 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.2 %, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 70.8 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 53.36 %, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.87 % | 70.54 % | 71.24 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.35 % | 69.9 % | 71.23 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.81 % | 70.48 % | 71.07 % | 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 share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Mauritania?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Mauritania was 70.8 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 71.24 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.9 % in 2017.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Mauritania ranks 72nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.