Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) was 1.83 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Mauritania, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 1.83 billion constant 2015 US$ for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Mauritania peaked at 1.83 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 662.11 million constant 2015 US$, in 1975.
That places Mauritania 111th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 852.79 million constant 2015 US$ | — |
| 1962 | 827.50 million constant 2015 US$ | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 828.87 million constant 2015 US$ | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 846.85 million constant 2015 US$ | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 907.48 million constant 2015 US$ | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 914.34 million constant 2015 US$ | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 948.34 million constant 2015 US$ | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 986.89 million constant 2015 US$ | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 816.78 million constant 2015 US$ | -17.2% |
| 1970 | 784.92 million constant 2015 US$ | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 682.29 million constant 2015 US$ | -13.1% |
| 1972 | 966.60 million constant 2015 US$ | +41.7% |
| 1973 | 789.26 million constant 2015 US$ | -18.3% |
| 1974 | 786.62 million constant 2015 US$ | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 662.11 million constant 2015 US$ | -15.8% |
| 1976 | 679.45 million constant 2015 US$ | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 718.79 million constant 2015 US$ | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 698.75 million constant 2015 US$ | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 711.49 million constant 2015 US$ | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 793.41 million constant 2015 US$ | +11.5% |
| 1981 | 864.18 million constant 2015 US$ | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 878.57 million constant 2015 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.01 billion constant 2015 US$ | +15.1% |
| 1984 | 824.54 million constant 2015 US$ | -18.4% |
| 1985 | 844.81 million constant 2015 US$ | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 915.32 million constant 2015 US$ | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 966.84 million constant 2015 US$ | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 995.92 million constant 2015 US$ | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 1.01 billion constant 2015 US$ | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 940.72 million constant 2015 US$ | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 1.01 billion constant 2015 US$ | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 1.07 billion constant 2015 US$ | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 1.18 billion constant 2015 US$ | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 975.44 million constant 2015 US$ | -17.0% |
| 1995 | 1.22 billion constant 2015 US$ | +24.9% |
| 1996 | 1.32 billion constant 2015 US$ | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 1.03 billion constant 2015 US$ | -22.2% |
| 1998 | 1.04 billion constant 2015 US$ | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.10 billion constant 2015 US$ | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 1.01 billion constant 2015 US$ | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 990.10 million constant 2015 US$ | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 911.67 million constant 2015 US$ | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 936.76 million constant 2015 US$ | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 920.03 million constant 2015 US$ | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.01 billion constant 2015 US$ | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 941.21 million constant 2015 US$ | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 1.02 billion constant 2015 US$ | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 1.08 billion constant 2015 US$ | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 1.08 billion constant 2015 US$ | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.15 billion constant 2015 US$ | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 1.15 billion constant 2015 US$ | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.23 billion constant 2015 US$ | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 1.20 billion constant 2015 US$ | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.16 billion constant 2015 US$ | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.28 billion constant 2015 US$ | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 1.34 billion constant 2015 US$ | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 1.50 billion constant 2015 US$ | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 1.55 billion constant 2015 US$ | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.59 billion constant 2015 US$ | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.58 billion constant 2015 US$ | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.54 billion constant 2015 US$ | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.67 billion constant 2015 US$ | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 1.69 billion constant 2015 US$ | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.75 billion constant 2015 US$ | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 1.83 billion constant 2015 US$ | +4.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 1.83 billion constant 2015 US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.12 billion constant 2015 US$, 59% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 1.83 billion constant 2015 US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.86 billion constant 2015 US$, 64% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +41.7% | 682.29 million constant 2015 US$ | 966.60 million constant 2015 US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 881.09 million constant 2015 US$ | 816.78 million constant 2015 US$ | 986.89 million constant 2015 US$ | 9 |
| 1970s | 748.03 million constant 2015 US$ | 662.11 million constant 2015 US$ | 966.60 million constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 910.16 million constant 2015 US$ | 793.41 million constant 2015 US$ | 1.01 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 billion constant 2015 US$ | 940.72 million constant 2015 US$ | 1.32 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 989.21 million constant 2015 US$ | 911.67 million constant 2015 US$ | 1.08 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 billion constant 2015 US$ | 1.15 billion constant 2015 US$ | 1.59 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.68 billion constant 2015 US$ | 1.54 billion constant 2015 US$ | 1.83 billion constant 2015 US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 108 Denmark 1.94 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 109 Croatia 1.87 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 110 Mongolia 1.87 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 112 Libya 1.82 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 113 Slovakia 1.72 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 114 Togo 1.72 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -7.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.5389 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -21.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.3935 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0172 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 37.85 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Mauritania?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Mauritania was 1.83 billion constant 2015 US$ 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 1.83 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 662.11 million constant 2015 US$ in 1975.
- How does Mauritania rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Mauritania ranks 111th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (constant 2015 US$). 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 is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.