Mauritania vs Qatar: Yields of key staple crops
Mauritania
2.2 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Qatar
2.37 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mauritania rank
88th
Qatar rank
85th
Yields of key staple crops over time
- Mauritania
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 2.37 tonnes per hectare against 2.2 tonnes per hectare in Mauritania, a difference of 0.17 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Qatar ahead.
Mauritania ranks 88th and Qatar ranks 85th of 125 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5621 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 0.918 tonnes per hectare | Qatar |
| 1980s | 0.8686 tonnes per hectare | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | Qatar |
| 1990s | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | Qatar |
| 2000s | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 0.4617 tonnes per hectare | Qatar |
| 2010s | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.2854 tonnes per hectare | Qatar |
| 2020s | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 0.1717 tonnes per hectare | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of key staple crops, Mauritania or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 2.37 tonnes per hectare against 2.2 tonnes per hectare in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yields of key staple crops between Mauritania and Qatar?
- 0.17 tonnes per hectare, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Qatar?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Qatar rank globally for yields of key staple crops?
- Mauritania ranks 88th and Qatar ranks 85th of 125 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 Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.