Cereals — Food aid received in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cereals — Food aid received was 1,493 t in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Cereals — Food aid received in Mauritania, 1988–2016
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 1,493 t for cereals — food aid received in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 75.2% on the previous year and down 95.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals — food aid received in Mauritania peaked at 82,703 t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,493 t, in 2016.
Mauritania ranks 58th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52,782 t | 48,358 t | 57,205 t | 2 |
| 1990s | 37,142 t | 9,182 t | 81,603 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,394 t | 13,066 t | 82,703 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,460 t | 1,493 t | 33,921 t | 7 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 19.95 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 19.95 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals — food aid received in Mauritania?
- Cereals — food aid received in Mauritania was 1,493 t in 2016, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals — food aid received recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 82,703 t in 2005.
- What is the lowest cereals — food aid received recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,493 t in 2016.
- How does Mauritania rank for cereals — food aid received?
- Mauritania ranks 58th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
- Is cereals — food aid received rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals — Food aid received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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