Corn yields in Mauritania
Mauritania: Corn yields was 0.6429 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6429 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
167th
of 171 countries
All-time high
1.23 tonnes per hectare
in 1993
All-time low
0.25 tonnes per hectare
in 1973
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 167th out of 171 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.
Corn yields in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.64 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.68 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5692 tonnes per hectare | -16.3% |
| 1964 | 0.6154 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1965 | 0.5846 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6154 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.8769 tonnes per hectare | +42.5% |
| 1968 | 0.597 tonnes per hectare | -31.9% |
| 1969 | 0.597 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5758 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.5672 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5385 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | -53.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3125 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5294 tonnes per hectare | +69.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5455 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5556 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6452 tonnes per hectare | +16.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5195 tonnes per hectare | -19.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5714 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | -33.3% |
| 1986 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +125.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -33.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6608 tonnes per hectare | +32.2% |
| 1989 | 0.665 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6789 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5966 tonnes per hectare | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7684 tonnes per hectare | +28.8% |
| 1993 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +60.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4987 tonnes per hectare | -59.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7996 tonnes per hectare | +60.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5871 tonnes per hectare | -26.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8627 tonnes per hectare | +46.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8387 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7618 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9054 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5644 tonnes per hectare | -43.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7755 tonnes per hectare | +37.4% |
| 2004 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +48.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8156 tonnes per hectare | -29.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4975 tonnes per hectare | -39.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7116 tonnes per hectare | +43.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7059 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5542 tonnes per hectare | -21.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8592 tonnes per hectare | +55.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6611 tonnes per hectare | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6904 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4731 tonnes per hectare | -31.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6818 tonnes per hectare | +44.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4551 tonnes per hectare | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4552 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +119.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7059 tonnes per hectare | -29.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7492 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6316 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6628 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6538 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6429 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.6429 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.04 tonnes per hectare, 31% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.6429 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 51% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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 (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 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 167th out of 171 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.