Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.1756 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Mauritania stood at 0.1756 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 19.3% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.3152 tonnes per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0444 tonnes per person, in 1965.
Mauritania ranks 87th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0555 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0529 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0515 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0566 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0444 tonnes per person | -21.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0544 tonnes per person | +22.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0528 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0541 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0562 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0618 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0714 tonnes per person | +15.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0813 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1238 tonnes per person | +52.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0992 tonnes per person | -19.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0885 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1042 tonnes per person | +17.7% |
| 1977 | 0.113 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1178 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0977 tonnes per person | -17.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1133 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 1981 | 0.093 tonnes per person | -18.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1018 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1848 tonnes per person | +81.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1609 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1768 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1045 tonnes per person | -40.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1087 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1315 tonnes per person | +20.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1103 tonnes per person | -16.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0999 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1707 tonnes per person | +70.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1078 tonnes per person | -36.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1237 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0934 tonnes per person | -24.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0934 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1145 tonnes per person | +22.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1468 tonnes per person | +28.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3152 tonnes per person | +114.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1412 tonnes per person | -55.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1033 tonnes per person | -26.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1064 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1315 tonnes per person | +23.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0996 tonnes per person | -24.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0952 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1358 tonnes per person | +42.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1161 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1212 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1407 tonnes per person | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1824 tonnes per person | +29.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1926 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1841 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2473 tonnes per person | +34.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2145 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2902 tonnes per person | +35.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2806 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1823 tonnes per person | -35.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2137 tonnes per person | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2444 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2167 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.213 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1911 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2176 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1756 tonnes per person | -19.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.1756 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1155 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.1756 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0855 tonnes per person, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0532 tonnes per person | 0.0444 tonnes per person | 0.0566 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0959 tonnes per person | 0.0618 tonnes per person | 0.1238 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1286 tonnes per person | 0.093 tonnes per person | 0.1848 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1407 tonnes per person | 0.0934 tonnes per person | 0.3152 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1232 tonnes per person | 0.0952 tonnes per person | 0.1824 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2266 tonnes per person | 0.1823 tonnes per person | 0.2902 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1993 tonnes per person | 0.1756 tonnes per person | 0.2176 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Mauritania?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Mauritania was 0.1756 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3152 tonnes per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0444 tonnes per person in 1965.
- How does Mauritania rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 87th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.