Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Mauritius

Employment in agriculture in Mauritius in 2025 — 4.7%. Ranked 129 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 14.9 pp.

2025 4.7% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 129of 182
Period maximum 19.6%1991
Period minimum 4.7%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Mauritius, 1991–20250510152019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 19.6%1992: 19%1993: 18.6%1994: 18.2%1995: 17.8%1996: 17.3%1997: 16.7%1998: 15.9%1999: 15%2000: 14.4%2001: 14%2002: 12.9%2003: 12.4%2004: 9.8%2005: 9.5%2006: 9.2%2007: 8.8%2008: 8.6%2009: 8.5%2010: 8.2%2011: 7.3%2012: 7.2%2013: 6.8%2014: 6.9%2015: 7.1%2016: 6.8%2017: 6.6%2018: 5.8%2019: 5.3%2020: 5.3%2021: 5.3%2022: 5.5%2023: 5.1%2024: 4.9%2025: 4.7%
Change over the period: −14.9 pp Annual average: -0.44 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritius

Mauritius 4.7%
World 25.8%
Eastern Africa computed 60.4%
Employment in agriculture — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 4.7 −0.2 pp
2024 4.9 −0.2 pp
2023 5.1 −0.4 pp
2022 5.5 +0.1 pp
2021 5.3 +0 pp
2020 5.3 +0.1 pp
2019 5.3 −0.6 pp
2018 5.8 −0.7 pp
2017 6.6 −0.2 pp
2016 6.8 −0.3 pp
2015 7.1 +0.2 pp
2014 6.9 +0.2 pp
2013 6.8 −0.5 pp
2012 7.2 −0.1 pp
2011 7.3 −0.9 pp
2010 8.2 −0.4 pp
2009 8.5 −0.1 pp
2008 8.6 −0.2 pp
2007 8.8 −0.3 pp
2006 9.2 −0.3 pp
2005 9.5 −0.3 pp
2004 9.8 −2.7 pp
2003 12.4 −0.5 pp
2002 12.9 −1.1 pp
2001 14 −0.4 pp
2000 14.4 −0.6 pp
1999 15 −0.9 pp
1998 15.9 −0.8 pp
1997 16.7 −0.6 pp
1996 17.3 −0.5 pp
1995 17.8 −0.4 pp
1994 18.2 −0.4 pp
1993 18.6 −0.4 pp
1992 19 −0.7 pp
1991 19.6 —

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.