Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre was 0.0299 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0299 t per square kilometre for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.0307 t per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0078 t per square kilometre, in 1974.
That places Mauritania 154th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0097 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0102 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0107 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0118 t per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0129 t per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0134 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0139 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0143 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0105 t per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0105 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0139 t per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0097 t per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0079 t per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0078 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0097 t per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0107 t per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0128 t per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0151 t per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0155 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0166 t per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0194 t per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1982 | 0.018 t per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0166 t per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0153 t per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0166 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0147 t per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0149 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0154 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0159 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0165 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0191 t per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0177 t per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 0.009 t per square kilometre | -49.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0091 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0093 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0099 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0121 t per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0131 t per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0136 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0204 t per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0213 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0213 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0223 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0233 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0244 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.025 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.025 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.025 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.025 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.025 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0262 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0274 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0285 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0281 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0288 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0307 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0294 t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0284 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0289 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0291 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0295 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0297 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0299 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0299 t per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3944 t per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0299 t per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2295 t per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -49.2% | 0.0177 t per square kilometre | 0.009 t per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +50.0% | 0.0136 t per square kilometre | 0.0204 t per square kilometre |
| 1972 | -30.3% | 0.0139 t per square kilometre | 0.0097 t per square kilometre |
| 1969 | -26.8% | 0.0143 t per square kilometre | 0.0105 t per square kilometre |
| 1971 | +32.9% | 0.0105 t per square kilometre | 0.0139 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0119 t per square kilometre | 0.0097 t per square kilometre | 0.0143 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0114 t per square kilometre | 0.0078 t per square kilometre | 0.0155 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0164 t per square kilometre | 0.0147 t per square kilometre | 0.0194 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0129 t per square kilometre | 0.009 t per square kilometre | 0.0191 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0233 t per square kilometre | 0.0204 t per square kilometre | 0.025 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0281 t per square kilometre | 0.025 t per square kilometre | 0.0307 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0296 t per square kilometre | 0.0291 t per square kilometre | 0.0299 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 151 Bhutan 0.0459 t per square kilometre compare
- 152 Lesotho 0.0375 t per square kilometre compare
- 153 Qatar 0.0328 t per square kilometre compare
- 155 Solomon Islands 0.0275 t per square kilometre compare
- 156 Mozambique 0.0269 t per square kilometre compare
- 157 Seychelles 0.0243 t per square kilometre 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 beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.0299 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0307 t per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0078 t per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Mauritania rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 154th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.