Livestock — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Livestock — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 113.44 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Livestock — Gross Production Index Number in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, livestock — gross production index number in Mauritania stood at 113.44. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, livestock — gross production index number in Mauritania peaked at 113.44 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.27, in 1974.
That places Mauritania 78th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Livestock — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35.2 | — |
| 1962 | 36.29 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 37.26 | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 38.4 | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 39.95 | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 41.17 | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 42.5 | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 44.81 | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 42.43 | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 42.85 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 44.64 | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 40.77 | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 37.02 | -9.2% |
| 1974 | 34.27 | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 36.89 | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 40.51 | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 43.22 | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 45.8 | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 46.74 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 49.21 | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 50.36 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 49.65 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 48.8 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 45.91 | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 48.36 | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 51.64 | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 52.51 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 53.9 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 56.78 | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 58.85 | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 57.4 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 55.1 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 49.3 | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 51.59 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 52.52 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 56.61 | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 59.05 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 62.76 | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 64.35 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 72.35 | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 75.01 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 78.56 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 80.17 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 82.14 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 83.63 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 83.5 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 83.51 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 81.78 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 82.88 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 87.67 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 89.86 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 92.74 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 95.07 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 95.41 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 101.39 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 103.2 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 101.29 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 103.01 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 103.99 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 106.61 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 108.84 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 110.07 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 111.74 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 113.44 | +1.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 113.44 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 121.05, 94% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 113.44 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 113.05, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.78 | 35.2 | 44.81 | 9 |
| 1970s | 41.27 | 34.27 | 46.74 | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.71 | 45.91 | 56.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.75 | 49.3 | 64.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.35 | 72.35 | 83.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.36 | 87.67 | 103.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 110.14 | 106.61 | 113.44 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 livestock — gross production index number in Mauritania?
- Livestock — gross production index number in Mauritania was 113.44 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest livestock — gross production index number recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 113.44 in 2024.
- What is the lowest livestock — gross production index number recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.27 in 1974.
- How does Mauritania rank for livestock — gross production index number?
- Mauritania ranks 78th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is livestock — gross production index number rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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, published as part of Livestock — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.