Cigarettes — Import quantity in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cigarettes — Import quantity was 2,167 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cigarettes — Import quantity in Mauritania, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 2,167 t for cigarettes — import quantity in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.4% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cigarettes — import quantity in Mauritania peaked at 3,356 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,167 t, in 2023.
That places Mauritania 64th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Cigarettes — Import quantity in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,439 t | — |
| 2011 | 2,596 t | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 2,718 t | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 2,227 t | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 2,553 t | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 2,490 t | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 2,704 t | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 2,651 t | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 2,795 t | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 2,427 t | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 2,732 t | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 2,427 t | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 3,356 t | +38.3% |
| 2023 | 2,167 t | -35.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 2,167 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 251.9 t, 8.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 2,167 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 462.16 t, 4.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,560 t | 2,227 t | 2,795 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,671 t | 2,167 t | 3,356 t | 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 cigarettes — import quantity in Mauritania?
- Cigarettes — import quantity in Mauritania was 2,167 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cigarettes — import quantity recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 3,356 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest cigarettes — import quantity recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,167 t in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for cigarettes — import quantity?
- Mauritania ranks 64th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cigarettes — import quantity rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cigarettes — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.