Butter and Ghee — Production, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Butter and Ghee — Production, per capita was 0.0002 t per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Butter and Ghee — Production, per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0002 t per person for butter and ghee — production, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, butter and ghee — production, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0006 t per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 t per person, in 2023.
That places Mauritania 73rd out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Butter and Ghee — Production, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 t per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 t per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 t per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 t per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 t per person | -13.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 t per person | -16.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 t per person | -16.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 t per person | -21.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 t per person | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 t per person | +15.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 t per person | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 t per person | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 t per person | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 t per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 t per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 t per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 t per person | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 t per person | -23.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 t per person | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 t per person | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 t per person | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 t per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 t per person | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 t per person | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 t per person | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 t per person | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 t per person | +12.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 t per person | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 t per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 t per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 t per person | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 t per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 t per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 t per person | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 t per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 t per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 t per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 t per person | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 t per person | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 t per person | -25.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 t per person | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 t per person | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 t per person | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 t per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 t per person | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 t per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 t per person | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 t per person | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 t per person | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 t per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 t per person | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 t per person | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 t per person | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 t per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 t per person | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 t per person | -5.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0002 t per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 t per person, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0002 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 t per person, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 t per person | 0.0006 t per person | 0.0006 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0004 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0006 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0004 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 70 United Arab Emirates 0.0003 t per person compare
- 71 Paraguay 0.0002 t per person compare
- 72 Bangladesh 0.0002 t per person compare
- 74 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0002 t per person compare
- 75 Greece 0.0002 t per person compare
- 76 Mexico 0.0002 t per person 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 butter and ghee — production, per capita in Mauritania?
- Butter and ghee — production, per capita in Mauritania was 0.0002 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest butter and ghee — production, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 t per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest butter and ghee — production, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 t per person in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for butter and ghee — production, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 73rd out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is butter and ghee — production, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Butter and Ghee — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Butter and Ghee — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Butter and Ghee — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Butter and Ghee — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Butter and Ghee — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.