Cereal seed quantity in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cereal seed quantity was 5,085 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011. ▲ Rising
Cereal seed quantity in Mauritania, 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, metric tonnes.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 5,085 FAO, metric tonnes for cereal seed quantity in 2011.
The figure is up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal seed quantity in Mauritania peaked at 7,742 FAO, metric tonnes in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,632 FAO, metric tonnes, in 1976.
That places Mauritania 41st out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Cereal seed quantity in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | FAO, metric tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,036 FAO, metric tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 5,189 FAO, metric tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 5,189 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 6,289 FAO, metric tonnes | +21.2% |
| 1965 | 5,282 FAO, metric tonnes | -16.0% |
| 1966 | 5,281 FAO, metric tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 5,324 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 5,914 FAO, metric tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 5,349 FAO, metric tonnes | -9.6% |
| 1970 | 5,581 FAO, metric tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 4,416 FAO, metric tonnes | -20.9% |
| 1972 | 2,894 FAO, metric tonnes | -34.5% |
| 1973 | 3,510 FAO, metric tonnes | +21.3% |
| 1974 | 2,560 FAO, metric tonnes | -27.1% |
| 1975 | 1,816 FAO, metric tonnes | -29.1% |
| 1976 | 1,632 FAO, metric tonnes | -10.1% |
| 1977 | 2,646 FAO, metric tonnes | +62.1% |
| 1978 | 2,754 FAO, metric tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 2,571 FAO, metric tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 3,178 FAO, metric tonnes | +23.6% |
| 1981 | 3,096 FAO, metric tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 2,410 FAO, metric tonnes | -22.2% |
| 1983 | 2,456 FAO, metric tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 3,752 FAO, metric tonnes | +52.8% |
| 1985 | 4,113 FAO, metric tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 3,744 FAO, metric tonnes | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 4,956 FAO, metric tonnes | +32.4% |
| 1988 | 4,778 FAO, metric tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 3,396 FAO, metric tonnes | -28.9% |
| 1990 | 4,102 FAO, metric tonnes | +20.8% |
| 1991 | 3,325 FAO, metric tonnes | -18.9% |
| 1992 | 5,269 FAO, metric tonnes | +58.5% |
| 1993 | 7,391 FAO, metric tonnes | +40.3% |
| 1994 | 6,651 FAO, metric tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 6,932 FAO, metric tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 5,445 FAO, metric tonnes | -21.5% |
| 1997 | 5,943 FAO, metric tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 5,913 FAO, metric tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 5,384 FAO, metric tonnes | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 4,383 FAO, metric tonnes | -18.6% |
| 2001 | 3,850 FAO, metric tonnes | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 3,342 FAO, metric tonnes | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 4,831 FAO, metric tonnes | +44.6% |
| 2004 | 5,410 FAO, metric tonnes | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 6,514 FAO, metric tonnes | +20.4% |
| 2006 | 6,596 FAO, metric tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 6,383 FAO, metric tonnes | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 5,965 FAO, metric tonnes | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 7,742 FAO, metric tonnes | +29.8% |
| 2010 | 5,085 FAO, metric tonnes | -34.3% |
| 2011 | 5,085 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,428 FAO, metric tonnes | 5,036 FAO, metric tonnes | 6,289 FAO, metric tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,038 FAO, metric tonnes | 1,632 FAO, metric tonnes | 5,581 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,588 FAO, metric tonnes | 2,410 FAO, metric tonnes | 4,956 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,636 FAO, metric tonnes | 3,325 FAO, metric tonnes | 7,391 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,502 FAO, metric tonnes | 3,342 FAO, metric tonnes | 7,742 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,085 FAO, metric tonnes | 5,085 FAO, metric tonnes | 5,085 FAO, metric tonnes | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal seed quantity in Mauritania?
- Cereal seed quantity in Mauritania was 5,085 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest cereal seed quantity recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 7,742 FAO, metric tonnes in 2009.
- What is the lowest cereal seed quantity recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,632 FAO, metric tonnes in 1976.
- How does Mauritania rank for cereal seed quantity?
- Mauritania ranks 41st out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is cereal seed quantity rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Cereal seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or successive sowing or planting whenever it occurs. The data of seed include also, when it is the case, the quantities necessary for sowing or planting the area relating to crops harvested green for fodder or for food.(e.g. green peas, green beans, maize for forage) Data for seed element are stored in tonnes (t). Whenever official data were not available, seed figures have been estimated either as a percentage of supply (e.g. eggs for hatching) or by multiplying a seed rate with the area under the crop of the subsequent year.