Global meat production, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 0.1301 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1301 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
187th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.1301 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
0.0311 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global meat production, per square kilometre in Mauritania is 0.1301 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.1301 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0311 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
Mauritania ranks 187th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0311 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0322 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0331 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0345 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0362 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0374 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0389 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0419 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0377 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0383 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.042 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0371 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0347 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0326 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0354 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0385 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0415 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0448 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0457 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0492 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0511 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.05 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0483 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0471 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.049 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0531 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0539 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0552 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0585 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0608 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0623 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0588 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0482 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0521 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.053 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0576 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.061 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0656 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0666 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0788 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0833 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0861 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0884 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0907 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0925 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0922 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0922 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0897 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0903 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0971 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1037 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1068 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1049 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1139 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.115 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1134 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1151 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1172 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.121 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1235 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1255 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1278 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1301 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.1301 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.1301 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8164 tonnes per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0359 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0311 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0419 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.039 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0326 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0457 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0515 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0471 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0585 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0586 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0482 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0666 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0884 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0788 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0925 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1087 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0971 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1172 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1256 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.121 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1301 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 184 Gabon 0.1617 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 185 Niger 0.1531 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 186 Mali 0.1452 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 188 Solomon Islands 0.1296 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 189 Bhutan 0.1194 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 190 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.113 tonnes per square kilometre 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 global meat production, per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.1301 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1301 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0311 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 187th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.