Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre was 5.99 animals per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.99 animals per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
188th
of 191 countries
All-time high
5.99 animals per square kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
1.75 animals per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Mauritania is 5.99 animals per square kilometre, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 5.99 animals per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.75 animals per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Mauritania 188th out of 191 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.
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | animals per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.75 animals per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.79 animals per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 1.84 animals per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 1.89 animals per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 1.94 animals per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 2.04 animals per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 2.13 animals per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 2.23 animals per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 2.33 animals per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 2.43 animals per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 2.52 animals per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 2.62 animals per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 2.62 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.62 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.72 animals per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 2.86 animals per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 3.01 animals per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 3.1 animals per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 3.2 animals per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 3.3 animals per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 3.59 animals per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 3.69 animals per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 3.69 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.83 animals per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 4.07 animals per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 4.27 animals per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 4.37 animals per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 4.46 animals per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 4.56 animals per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 4.66 animals per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 4.75 animals per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 4.66 animals per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 4.56 animals per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 4.66 animals per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 4.66 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.85 animals per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 4.85 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.97 animals per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 4.85 animals per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 4.95 animals per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 5.82 animals per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 5.34 animals per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 5.34 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.29 animals per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 5.38 animals per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 5.41 animals per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 5.41 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.41 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.41 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.41 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.48 animals per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 5.53 animals per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 5.63 animals per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 5.63 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.76 animals per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 5.76 animals per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.79 animals per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 5.81 animals per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.84 animals per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.88 animals per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 5.92 animals per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 5.93 animals per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 5.96 animals per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 5.99 animals per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 5.99 animals per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 233.96 animals per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 5.99 animals per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 120.64 animals per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.99 animals per square kilometre | 1.75 animals per square kilometre | 2.33 animals per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.77 animals per square kilometre | 2.43 animals per square kilometre | 3.2 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.98 animals per square kilometre | 3.3 animals per square kilometre | 4.56 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.75 animals per square kilometre | 4.56 animals per square kilometre | 4.97 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.38 animals per square kilometre | 4.95 animals per square kilometre | 5.82 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.66 animals per square kilometre | 5.41 animals per square kilometre | 5.84 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.94 animals per square kilometre | 5.88 animals per square kilometre | 5.99 animals per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 185 Somalia 8.15 animals per square kilometre compare
- 186 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.5 animals per square kilometre compare
- 187 Chad 6.37 animals per square kilometre compare
- 189 Botswana 4.08 animals per square kilometre compare
- 190 Mongolia 0.2239 animals per square kilometre compare
- 191 Luxembourg 0 animals 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 land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 5.99 animals per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.99 animals per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 animals per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 188th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land animals slaughtered for meat 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.
Land animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land animals slaughtered for meat 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
Land animals slaughtered for meat 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.