Chicken meat production in Mauritania
Mauritania: Chicken meat production was 4,934 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4,934
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
157th
of 199 countries
All-time high
4,934
in 2024
All-time low
1,440
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat production in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, chicken meat production in Mauritania stood at 4,934. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production in Mauritania peaked at 4,934 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,440, in 1961.
That places Mauritania 157th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat production in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,440 | — |
| 1962 | 1,480 | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 1,520 | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 1,560 | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 1,600 | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 1,680 | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 1,760 | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 1,840 | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 1,920 | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 2,000 | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 2,080 | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 2,160 | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 2,160 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2,160 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2,240 | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 2,360 | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 2,480 | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 2,560 | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 2,640 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 2,720 | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 2,960 | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 3,040 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 3,040 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3,160 | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 3,360 | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 3,520 | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 3,600 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 3,680 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 3,760 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 3,840 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 3,920 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 3,840 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 3,760 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 3,840 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 3,840 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4,000 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4,096 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 4,000 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 4,080 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 4,800 | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 4,400 | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 4,400 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4,360 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 4,440 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 4,464 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 4,464 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4,464 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4,464 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4,464 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4,520 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 4,560 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 4,640 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 4,640 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4,753 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 4,748 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 4,771 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 4,795 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 4,818 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 4,852 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 4,882 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 4,893 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4,914 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 4,934 | +0.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 4,934 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 54,434, 9% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 4,934 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16,682, 30% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,644 | 1,440 | 1,920 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,284 | 2,000 | 2,640 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,284 | 2,720 | 3,760 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,914 | 3,760 | 4,096 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,434 | 4,080 | 4,800 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,671 | 4,464 | 4,818 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,895 | 4,852 | 4,934 | 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 in Mauritania?
- Chicken meat production in Mauritania was 4,934 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat production recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 4,934 in 2024.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,440 in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for chicken meat production?
- Mauritania ranks 157th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Chicken meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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