Animal fats — Food supply in Mauritania
Mauritania: Animal fats — Food supply was 25.62 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Animal fats — Food supply in Mauritania, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, animal fats — food supply in Mauritania stood at 25.62 kcal/cap/d.
That represents a change of up 10.8% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, animal fats — food supply in Mauritania peaked at 28.81 kcal/cap/d in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.25 kcal/cap/d, in 2018.
That places Mauritania 115th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Animal fats — Food supply in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 28.81 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 26.75 kcal/cap/d | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 27.7 kcal/cap/d | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 24.01 kcal/cap/d | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 25.42 kcal/cap/d | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 21.8 kcal/cap/d | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 21.51 kcal/cap/d | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 21.06 kcal/cap/d | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 17.25 kcal/cap/d | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 18.22 kcal/cap/d | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 21.99 kcal/cap/d | +20.7% |
| 2021 | 22.08 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 23.12 kcal/cap/d | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 25.62 kcal/cap/d | +10.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 25.62 kcal/cap/d is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.59 kcal/cap/d, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 25.62 kcal/cap/d is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.12 kcal/cap/d, 2.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.25 kcal/cap/d | 17.25 kcal/cap/d | 28.81 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2 kcal/cap/d | 21.99 kcal/cap/d | 25.62 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 animal fats — food supply in Mauritania?
- Animal fats — food supply in Mauritania was 25.62 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest animal fats — food supply recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 28.81 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
- What is the lowest animal fats — food supply recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.25 kcal/cap/d in 2018.
- How does Mauritania rank for animal fats — food supply?
- Mauritania ranks 115th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is animal fats — food supply rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Animal fats — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet 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 caput 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. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.