Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Mauritania
Mauritania: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 4.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Mauritania, 1962–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Mauritania stood at 4.2%.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and down 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Mauritania peaked at 41.7% in 1972 and was at its lowest, -22.2%, in 1997.
That places Mauritania 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -3.0% | — |
| 1963 | 0.2% | -105.5% |
| 1964 | 2.2% | +1219.2% |
| 1965 | 7.2% | +230.1% |
| 1966 | 0.8% | -89.4% |
| 1967 | 3.7% | +392.1% |
| 1968 | 4.1% | +9.3% |
| 1969 | -17.2% | -524.1% |
| 1970 | -3.9% | -77.4% |
| 1971 | -13.1% | +235.2% |
| 1972 | 41.7% | -418.7% |
| 1973 | -18.3% | -144.0% |
| 1974 | -0.3% | -98.2% |
| 1975 | -15.8% | +4639.2% |
| 1976 | 2.6% | -116.5% |
| 1977 | 5.8% | +121.1% |
| 1978 | -2.8% | -148.2% |
| 1979 | 1.8% | -165.4% |
| 1980 | 11.5% | +531.6% |
| 1981 | 8.9% | -22.5% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | -81.3% |
| 1983 | 15.1% | +805.2% |
| 1984 | -18.4% | -222.4% |
| 1985 | 2.5% | -113.3% |
| 1986 | 8.3% | +239.5% |
| 1987 | 5.6% | -32.6% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | -46.6% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | -63.1% |
| 1990 | -6.6% | -692.7% |
| 1991 | 6.9% | -204.3% |
| 1992 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9.4% | +36.9% |
| 1994 | -17.0% | -281.0% |
| 1995 | 24.9% | -246.5% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | -65.9% |
| 1997 | -22.2% | -361.8% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -106.7% |
| 1999 | 5.7% | +283.0% |
| 2000 | -8.6% | -251.5% |
| 2001 | -1.7% | -80.1% |
| 2002 | -7.9% | +360.0% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -134.7% |
| 2004 | -1.8% | -164.9% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -664.3% |
| 2006 | -7.1% | -170.1% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | -211.6% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -22.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -96.1% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +2609.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -98.9% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | +9803.2% |
| 2013 | -2.0% | -129.1% |
| 2014 | -3.9% | +94.1% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | -362.4% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -47.6% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +117.7% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -74.4% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | -0.6% | -119.7% |
| 2021 | -2.9% | +375.7% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -402.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -91.2% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | +417.8% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | +5.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 4.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 4.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.7%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +9803.2% | 0.1% | 6.9% |
| 1975 | -4639.2% | -0.3% | -15.8% |
| 2010 | +2609.9% | 0.2% | 6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.3% | -17.2% | 7.2% | 8 |
| 1970s | -0.2% | -18.3% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.9% | -18.4% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | -22.2% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0% | -8.6% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | -3.9% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | -2.9% | 8.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.90 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 69.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 278.62 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 36.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2211 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 430.54 includes gold, current US$ per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Mauritania?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Mauritania was 4.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 1972.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.2% in 1997.
- How does Mauritania rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Mauritania ranks 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.