Bean yields in Mauritania
Mauritania: Bean yields was 1.21 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bean yields in Mauritania, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bean yields in Mauritania is 1.21 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Mauritania peaked at 1.27 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.76 tonnes per hectare, in 2001.
Mauritania ranks 66th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8001 tonnes per hectare | 0.7895 tonnes per hectare | 0.8065 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9471 tonnes per hectare | 0.76 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More agriculture & rural data for Mauritania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.0% (2025)
- Rural population 2.05 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 38.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 370,911 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Mauritania?
- Bean yields in Mauritania was 1.21 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bean yields recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.76 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- How does Mauritania rank for bean yields?
- Mauritania ranks 66th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.