Gambia vs Mauritania: Share of cereals allocated to human food
Gambia
97.2%
in 2023
Mauritania
96.7%
in 2023
Gambia rank
21st
Mauritania rank
22nd
Share of cereals allocated to human food over time
- Gambia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 97.2% against 96.7% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 21st and Mauritania ranks 22nd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.8% | 95.2% | 2.6% | Gambia |
| 1970s | 97.8% | 98.4% | 0.6% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 91.5% | 95.1% | 3.7% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 91.5% | 94.6% | 3.1% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 80.7% | 97.3% | 16.6% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 94.6% | 1.9% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 94.6% | 1.5% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cereals allocated to human food, Gambia or Mauritania?
- Gambia, at 97.2% against 96.7% in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to human food between Gambia and Mauritania?
- 0.5%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mauritania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Mauritania rank globally for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Gambia ranks 21st and Mauritania ranks 22nd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.