Groundnut yields in Mauritania
Mauritania: Groundnut yields was 0.7846 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7846 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
96th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.862 tonnes per hectare
in 1989
All-time low
0.4118 tonnes per hectare
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 96th out of 120 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.
Groundnut yields in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4688 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4875 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4118 tonnes per hectare | -17.6% |
| 1969 | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | +27.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5765 tonnes per hectare | +15.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6809 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -26.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8095 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6957 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7391 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7391 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7083 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7083 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.862 tonnes per hectare | +21.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7719 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6119 tonnes per hectare | -20.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6608 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7183 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7461 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8379 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7727 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7825 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8235 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8011 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8023 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7963 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7818 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7909 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8013 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8011 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8014 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7881 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8014 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8043 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7976 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.801 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8056 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.762 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7894 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7855 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7789 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7846 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.7846 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.18 tonnes per hectare, 66% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.7846 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8359 tonnes per hectare, 94% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnut yields in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +33.3% | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare |
| 1969 | +27.8% | 0.4118 tonnes per hectare | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare |
| 1979 | -26.6% | 0.6809 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare |
| 1982 | +25.0% | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.75 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 96th out of 120 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.