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.