Jamaica vs Mauritania: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Jamaica
861,000 tonnes
in 2023
Mauritania
882,000 tonnes
in 2023
Jamaica rank
115th
Mauritania rank
113th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Jamaica
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 882,000 tonnes against 861,000 tonnes in Jamaica, a difference of 21,000 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 115th and Mauritania ranks 113th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 204,667 tonnes | 50,556 tonnes | 154,111 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 344,000 tonnes | 122,300 tonnes | 221,700 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 418,200 tonnes | 216,400 tonnes | 201,800 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 416,800 tonnes | 322,100 tonnes | 94,700 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 501,100 tonnes | 363,800 tonnes | 137,300 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 692,900 tonnes | 889,700 tonnes | 196,800 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 811,000 tonnes | 957,000 tonnes | 146,000 tonnes | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Jamaica or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 882,000 tonnes against 861,000 tonnes in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Jamaica and Mauritania?
- 21,000 tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Mauritania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Mauritania rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Jamaica ranks 115th and Mauritania ranks 113th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.