Cuba vs Mauritania: Per capita meat consumption by type
Cuba
4.53 kilograms per year per capita
in 2019
Mauritania
6.31 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Cuba rank
13th
Mauritania rank
10th
Per capita meat consumption by type over time
- Cuba
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 6.31 kilograms per year per capita against 4.53 kilograms per year per capita in Cuba, a difference of 1.78 kilograms per year per capita.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.4 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Cuba ranks 13th and Mauritania ranks 10th of 191 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.43 kilograms per year per capita | 8.86 kilograms per year per capita | 5.43 kilograms per year per capita | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 3.9 kilograms per year per capita | 8.21 kilograms per year per capita | 4.32 kilograms per year per capita | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 4.7 kilograms per year per capita | 8.92 kilograms per year per capita | 4.21 kilograms per year per capita | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1.53 kilograms per year per capita | 8.55 kilograms per year per capita | 7.02 kilograms per year per capita | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1.25 kilograms per year per capita | 8.14 kilograms per year per capita | 6.88 kilograms per year per capita | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 5.4 kilograms per year per capita | 6.93 kilograms per year per capita | 1.53 kilograms per year per capita | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita meat consumption by type, Cuba or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 6.31 kilograms per year per capita against 4.53 kilograms per year per capita in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita meat consumption by type between Cuba and Mauritania?
- 1.78 kilograms per year per capita, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Mauritania?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Cuba and Mauritania rank globally for per capita meat consumption by type?
- Cuba ranks 13th and Mauritania ranks 10th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Per capita meat consumption by type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.