Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Mauritania
Mauritania: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 15.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Mauritania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry jobs as a share of total employment in Mauritania is 15.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Mauritania peaked at 15.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2002.
Mauritania ranks 141st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.9% | — |
| 1992 | 13.7% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 13.8% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 13.2% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 13.7% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 13.8% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 13.3% | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 13.2% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 13.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 14.9% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 15.0% | +0.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 15.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.8%, 84% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 15.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.2%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5% | 13.2% | 13.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 12.2% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 13.4% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.2% | 15.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0975 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0216 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.327 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1178 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Mauritania?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Mauritania was 15.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2002.
- How does Mauritania rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Mauritania ranks 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Industry jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the industry sector.