Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Mauritania
Mauritania: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 294.83 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Mauritania is 294.83 million tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Mauritania peaked at 294.83 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 109.56 million tonnes, in 1974.
Mauritania ranks 125th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 129.85 million tonnes | 115.91 million tonnes | 147.32 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 129.19 million tonnes | 109.56 million tonnes | 146.35 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 153.49 million tonnes | 141.70 million tonnes | 167.78 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 153.61 million tonnes | 128.58 million tonnes | 172.56 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 209.65 million tonnes | 195.66 million tonnes | 219.97 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 238.70 million tonnes | 227.78 million tonnes | 246.52 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 271.62 million tonnes | 241.75 million tonnes | 294.83 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Mauritania?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Mauritania was 294.83 million tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 294.83 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 109.56 million tonnes in 1974.
- How does Mauritania rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Mauritania ranks 125th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of.... Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Hypothetical global meat demand if everyone in the world ate the same quantity as the average citizen of a given country.