All food groups — Phosphorus supply — Value in Mauritania
Mauritania: All food groups — Phosphorus supply — Value was 1,423 mg/cap/d in 2023. ▬ Flat
All food groups — Phosphorus supply — Value in Mauritania, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in mg/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, all food groups — phosphorus supply — value in Mauritania stood at 1,423 mg/cap/d. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all food groups — phosphorus supply — value in Mauritania peaked at 1,509 mg/cap/d in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,423 mg/cap/d, in 2023.
That places Mauritania 108th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
All food groups — Phosphorus supply — Value in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | mg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,440 mg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 1,435 mg/cap/d | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,475 mg/cap/d | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1,481 mg/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1,474 mg/cap/d | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,472 mg/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,470 mg/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,439 mg/cap/d | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1,474 mg/cap/d | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1,509 mg/cap/d | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1,460 mg/cap/d | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 1,464 mg/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,503 mg/cap/d | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 1,423 mg/cap/d | -5.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 1,423 mg/cap/d is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,310 mg/cap/d, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 1,423 mg/cap/d is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,167 mg/cap/d, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,467 mg/cap/d | 1,435 mg/cap/d | 1,509 mg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,462 mg/cap/d | 1,423 mg/cap/d | 1,503 mg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 105 United Arab Emirates 1,444 mg/cap/d compare
- 106 Colombia 1,443 mg/cap/d compare
- 107 Saint Lucia 1,431 mg/cap/d compare
- 109 South Africa 1,422 mg/cap/d compare
- 110 Pakistan 1,421 mg/cap/d compare
- 111 Nicaragua 1,407 mg/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mauritania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1995 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5156 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3851 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all food groups — phosphorus supply — value in Mauritania?
- All food groups — phosphorus supply — value in Mauritania was 1,423 mg/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest all food groups — phosphorus supply — value recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,509 mg/cap/d in 2019.
- What is the lowest all food groups — phosphorus supply — value recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,423 mg/cap/d in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for all food groups — phosphorus supply — value?
- Mauritania ranks 108th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all food groups — phosphorus supply — value rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of All food groups — Phosphorus supply — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset presents average daily per capita macro and micro nutrient availability by country and by FAO/WHO GIFT food groups (that are different from those used for the Food Balance Sheets), expressed in grams/milligrams/micrograms/kcal per capita per day. The population numbers used to calculate these statistics can be found in the Supply Utilization Accounts (SUA) dataset of FAOSTAT, as Total Population. Food availability quantities are derived from the SUA dataset. SUAs present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply and utilization during a specified reference period. The SUA shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per capita supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it.