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 67th of 133 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.
Bean yields in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.7895 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1996 | 0.8065 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8046 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +25.2% |
| 2001 | 0.76 tonnes per hectare | -24.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8949 tonnes per hectare | +17.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9108 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9292 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.95 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9708 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9961 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 1.21 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8428 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 1.21 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7242 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bean yields in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +25.2% | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 67th out of 133 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.