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
Latest (2023)
294.83 million tonnes
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
126th
of 192 countries
All-time high
294.83 million tonnes
in 2023
All-time low
109.56 million tonnes
in 1974
Years of data
63
1961–2023
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 126th of 192 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.
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 115.91 million tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 118.58 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 121.50 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 127.89 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 130.44 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 136.28 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 138.40 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 147.32 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 132.33 million tonnes | -10.2% |
| 1970 | 131.01 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 142.99 million tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 125.05 million tonnes | -12.5% |
| 1973 | 117.25 million tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 109.56 million tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 117.92 million tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 126.03 million tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 133.97 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 141.76 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 146.35 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 153.88 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 158.24 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 153.64 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 146.18 million tonnes | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 141.70 million tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 143.03 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 155.66 million tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 156.84 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 157.93 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 167.78 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 171.96 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 172.56 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 160.84 million tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 128.58 million tonnes | -20.1% |
| 1994 | 136.25 million tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 137.00 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 146.16 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 154.80 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 162.64 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 165.30 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 196.01 million tonnes | +18.6% |
| 2001 | 205.48 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 215.22 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 219.97 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 219.90 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 217.40 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 212.52 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 205.36 million tonnes | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 195.66 million tonnes | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 208.97 million tonnes | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 227.78 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 231.43 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 228.83 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 234.32 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 241.67 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 244.88 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 244.14 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 243.32 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 244.14 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 246.52 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 241.75 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 257.04 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 292.85 million tonnes | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 294.83 million tonnes | +0.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 294.83 million tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 178.00 million tonnes, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 294.83 million tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 142.51 million tonnes, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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 (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 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 126th out of 192 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.