Groundnut yields in Mauritania
Mauritania: Groundnut yields was 0.7846 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Groundnut yields in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for groundnut yields in Mauritania is 0.7846 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Mauritania peaked at 0.862 tonnes per hectare in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.4118 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
That places Mauritania 95th out of 119 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4883 tonnes per hectare | 0.4118 tonnes per hectare | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5591 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.6809 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7112 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.862 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7526 tonnes per hectare | 0.6119 tonnes per hectare | 0.8379 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7982 tonnes per hectare | 0.7818 tonnes per hectare | 0.8023 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7993 tonnes per hectare | 0.7881 tonnes per hectare | 0.8056 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7801 tonnes per hectare | 0.762 tonnes per hectare | 0.7894 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Mauritania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.0% (2025)
- Rural population 2.05 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 38.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 370,911 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is groundnut yields in Mauritania?
- Groundnut yields in Mauritania was 0.7846 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest groundnut yields recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.862 tonnes per hectare in 1989.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4118 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Mauritania rank for groundnut yields?
- Mauritania ranks 95th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Groundnut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.