Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product was 1.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Mauritania, 2011–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Mauritania is 1.4%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 39.8% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Mauritania peaked at 4.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2023.
That places Mauritania 19th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.0% | — |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +37.5% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +65.5% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -38.5% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -39.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.0% | 1.9% | 4.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 2 |
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 sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Mauritania?
- Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Mauritania was 1.4% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product?
- Mauritania ranks 19th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP.