Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 120.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross Production Index Number in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, food — gross production index number in Mauritania stood at 120.9. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production index number in Mauritania peaked at 120.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.37, in 1974.
That places Mauritania 52nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33.39 | — |
| 1962 | 34.21 | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 35.71 | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 36.88 | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 38.6 | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 38.62 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 39.5 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 41.58 | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 40 | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 40.12 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 40.03 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 36.36 | -9.2% |
| 1973 | 32.99 | -9.3% |
| 1974 | 31.37 | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 33.74 | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 36.63 | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 38.55 | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 41.17 | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 41.96 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 44.36 | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 45.81 | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 44.86 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 43.43 | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 41.41 | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 45.45 | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 48.58 | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 50.45 | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 52.08 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 55.09 | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 54.28 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 53.08 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 51.42 | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 49.19 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 52.64 | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 54.6 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 58.1 | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 60.1 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 61.93 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 63.93 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 70.16 | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 70.11 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 73.59 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 76.22 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 76.58 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 78.87 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 78.33 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 79.14 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 77.91 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 78.06 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 86.25 | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 86.48 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 93.1 | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 94.76 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 98.16 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 100.38 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 101.46 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 103.38 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 106.86 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 104.29 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 108.59 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 115.44 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 116.78 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 120.56 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 120.9 | +0.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 120.9 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120.9, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 120.9 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 120.09, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.61 | 33.39 | 41.58 | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.29 | 31.37 | 41.96 | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.15 | 41.41 | 55.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.93 | 49.19 | 63.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.9 | 70.11 | 79.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.51 | 86.25 | 106.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.45 | 108.59 | 120.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 49 Burkina Faso 121.89 compare
- 50 Iraq 121.8 compare
- 51 Yemen 121.12 compare
- 53 Afghanistan 120.43 compare
- 54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 120.4 compare
- 55 Egypt 120.28 compare
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 food — gross production index number in Mauritania?
- Food — gross production index number in Mauritania was 120.9 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross production index number recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 120.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest food — gross production index number recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.37 in 1974.
- How does Mauritania rank for food — gross production index number?
- Mauritania ranks 52nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production index number rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. 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 Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.