Cereals, primary — Production in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cereals, primary — Production was 570,227 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals, primary — Production in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — production in Mauritania stood at 570,227 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production in Mauritania peaked at 579,978 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29,100 t, in 1977.
That places Mauritania 115th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals, primary — Production in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 91,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 93,200 t | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 94,595 t | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 95,000 t | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 104,750 t | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 95,100 t | -9.2% |
| 1967 | 96,530 t | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 99,964 t | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 114,957 t | +15.0% |
| 1970 | 88,630 t | -22.9% |
| 1971 | 55,590 t | -37.3% |
| 1972 | 43,900 t | -21.0% |
| 1973 | 29,800 t | -32.1% |
| 1974 | 55,310 t | +85.6% |
| 1975 | 51,660 t | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 44,890 t | -13.1% |
| 1977 | 29,100 t | -35.2% |
| 1978 | 39,430 t | +35.5% |
| 1979 | 37,700 t | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 47,230 t | +25.3% |
| 1981 | 59,600 t | +26.2% |
| 1982 | 61,620 t | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 47,640 t | -22.7% |
| 1984 | 51,840 t | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 107,850 t | +108.0% |
| 1986 | 126,850 t | +17.6% |
| 1987 | 151,790 t | +19.7% |
| 1988 | 174,256 t | +14.8% |
| 1989 | 183,734 t | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 103,443 t | -43.7% |
| 1991 | 105,125 t | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 106,573 t | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 168,682 t | +58.3% |
| 1994 | 206,868 t | +22.6% |
| 1995 | 221,644 t | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 234,355 t | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 153,762 t | -34.4% |
| 1998 | 189,507 t | +23.2% |
| 1999 | 193,940 t | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 179,687 t | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 124,159 t | -30.9% |
| 2002 | 112,767 t | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 180,350 t | +59.9% |
| 2004 | 115,017 t | -36.2% |
| 2005 | 170,771 t | +48.5% |
| 2006 | 167,333 t | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 182,406 t | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 189,537 t | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 170,503 t | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 278,473 t | +63.3% |
| 2011 | 199,092 t | -28.5% |
| 2012 | 343,848 t | +72.7% |
| 2013 | 311,756 t | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 373,295 t | +19.7% |
| 2015 | 316,152 t | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 309,050 t | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 374,733 t | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 433,522 t | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 352,584 t | -18.7% |
| 2020 | 411,053 t | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 500,874 t | +21.9% |
| 2022 | 544,116 t | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 579,978 t | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 570,227 t | -1.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 570,227 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.54 million t, 37% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 570,227 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.52 million t, 38% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98,344 t | 91,000 t | 114,957 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 47,601 t | 29,100 t | 88,630 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 101,241 t | 47,230 t | 183,734 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 168,390 t | 103,443 t | 234,355 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 159,253 t | 112,767 t | 189,537 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 329,250 t | 199,092 t | 433,522 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 521,250 t | 411,053 t | 579,978 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More agriculture & rural data for Mauritania
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0865 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 7.47 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — production in Mauritania?
- Cereals, primary — production in Mauritania was 570,227 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 579,978 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,100 t in 1977.
- How does Mauritania rank for cereals, primary — production?
- Mauritania ranks 115th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — production rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. 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, primary — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.