Corn yields in Mauritania
Mauritania: Corn yields was 0.6429 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.6429 tonnes per hectare for corn yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Mauritania peaked at 1.23 tonnes per hectare in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.25 tonnes per hectare, in 1973.
That places Mauritania 166th out of 170 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6417 tonnes per hectare | 0.5692 tonnes per hectare | 0.8769 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4708 tonnes per hectare | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.5758 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5645 tonnes per hectare | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7622 tonnes per hectare | 0.4987 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7683 tonnes per hectare | 0.4975 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6731 tonnes per hectare | 0.4551 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6432 tonnes per hectare | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | 0.6628 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 corn yields in Mauritania?
- Corn yields in Mauritania was 0.6429 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 tonnes per hectare in 1993.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 tonnes per hectare in 1973.
- How does Mauritania rank for corn yields?
- Mauritania ranks 166th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.