Chicken meat production, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.001 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Chicken meat production, per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.001 tonnes per person for chicken meat production, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.002 tonnes per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.001 tonnes per person, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 167th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.001 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0031 tonnes per person, 31% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.001 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0017 tonnes per person, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 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 chicken meat production, per capita in Mauritania?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Mauritania was 0.001 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.002 tonnes per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 tonnes per person in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 167th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. 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 Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.