How does Mauritania rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit?

Mauritania ranks 22nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.

Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit rising or falling in Mauritania?

Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit in Mauritania

Name: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit in Mauritania
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Mauritania: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit was 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 25.6%

World rank

22nd

of 188 countries

All-time high

0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1998

All-time low

0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit in Mauritania, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit in Mauritania is 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 25.6% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit in Mauritania peaked at 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2023.

That places Mauritania 22nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit of GDP in Mauritania, 1961 to 2023.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1961	0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1962	0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1963	0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1964	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.3%
1965	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-29.0%
1966	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+20.9%
1967	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
1968	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
1969	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+13.1%
1970	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.1%
1971	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.8%
1972	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1973	0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+24.5%
1974	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-33.6%
1975	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-19.9%
1976	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+10.0%
1977	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
1978	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
1979	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-27.8%
1980	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
1981	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-20.0%
1982	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+12.4%
1983	0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+77.8%
1984	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1985	0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+20.4%
1986	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-48.3%
1987	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1988	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+18.3%
1989	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.1%
1990	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
1991	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+24.2%
1992	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-35.3%
1993	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+40.1%
1994	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-25.8%
1995	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1996	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+22.6%
1997	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+34.9%
1998	0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+124.6%
1999	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-52.9%
2000	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.1%
2001	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.6%
2002	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+24.1%
2003	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-32.9%
2004	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.0%
2005	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+17.6%
2006	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-34.3%
2007	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2008	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2009	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+47.7%
2010	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
2011	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.8%
2012	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+39.5%
2013	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.7%
2014	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+52.4%
2015	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
2016	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-35.4%
2017	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+13.6%
2018	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
2019	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.5%
2020	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
2021	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.3%
2022	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+13.1%
2023	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-25.6%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

Mauritania's 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Mauritania's 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP	9
1970s	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Mauritania

19 Guinea 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
20 Tunisia 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
21 Burkina Faso 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
23 Eswatini 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
24 Morocco 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
25 Niger 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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)

All data for Mauritania →

Frequently asked questions

What is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit in Mauritania?: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit in Mauritania was 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1998.
What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2023.
How does Mauritania rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit?: Mauritania ranks 22nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit rising or falling in Mauritania?: Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 188 places, 9,319 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.