Cattle — Stocks, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cattle — Stocks, per capita was 0.3854 An per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Stocks, per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — stocks, per capita in Mauritania is 0.3854 An per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 2.54 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3854 An per person, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 27th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle — Stocks, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.54 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.53 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 2.51 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 2.49 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 2.47 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 2.45 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 2.43 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 2.42 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 1.8 An per person | -25.5% |
| 1970 | 1.64 An per person | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 1.63 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.33 An per person | -18.7% |
| 1973 | 1.25 An per person | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8991 An per person | -27.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8635 An per person | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8713 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8805 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8085 An per person | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8327 An per person | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8121 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.921 An per person | +13.4% |
| 1982 | 0.9608 An per person | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7468 An per person | -22.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6652 An per person | -10.9% |
| 1985 | 0.705 An per person | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.685 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6766 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6789 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6831 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6916 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6966 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5747 An per person | -17.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5519 An per person | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.489 An per person | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4805 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4758 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5611 An per person | +17.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5633 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5805 An per person | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5815 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5843 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.571 An per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.571 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4772 An per person | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4702 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5641 An per person | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4517 An per person | -19.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4464 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5173 An per person | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5017 An per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4924 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4833 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4749 An per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4807 An per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4662 An per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4779 An per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.445 An per person | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4335 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.429 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4244 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4176 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3985 An per person | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3921 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3854 An per person | -1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Stocks, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | -27.8% | 1.25 An per person | 0.8991 An per person |
| 1969 | -25.5% | 2.42 An per person | 1.8 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.41 An per person | 1.8 An per person | 2.54 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.1 An per person | 0.8085 An per person | 1.64 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7535 An per person | 0.6652 An per person | 0.9608 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5665 An per person | 0.4758 An per person | 0.6966 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5235 An per person | 0.4464 An per person | 0.5843 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4685 An per person | 0.429 An per person | 0.5017 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4036 An per person | 0.3854 An per person | 0.4244 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 24 Kenya 0.3976 An per person compare
- 25 Uzbekistan 0.3959 An per person compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 0.3874 An per person compare
- 28 Botswana 0.3641 An per person compare
- 29 Zimbabwe 0.3452 An per person compare
- 30 Turkmenistan 0.3396 An 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 cattle — stocks, per capita in Mauritania?
- Cattle — stocks, per capita in Mauritania was 0.3854 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — stocks, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.54 An per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3854 An per person in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for cattle — stocks, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 27th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Cattle — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.