Meat indigenous, total: Gross per capita … capita Index Number 100 in Mauritania
Mauritania: Meat indigenous, total: Gross per capita … capita Index Number 100 was 89.95 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat indigenous, total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Mauritania is 89.95, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Mauritania peaked at 142.92 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 76.49, in 1993.
Mauritania ranks 124th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Meat indigenous, total: Gross per capita … capita Index Number 100 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 131.02 | — |
| 1962 | 132.04 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 132.21 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 133.41 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 135.96 | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 135.94 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 137.59 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 142.92 | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 125.53 | -12.2% |
| 1970 | 122.82 | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 130.46 | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 111.3 | -14.7% |
| 1973 | 101.26 | -9.0% |
| 1974 | 91.63 | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 97.16 | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 103.24 | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 108.26 | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 113.67 | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 112.58 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 117.21 | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 117.56 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 111.91 | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 105.09 | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 99.08 | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 99.99 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 104.03 | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 102.41 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 101.7 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 105.21 | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 106.55 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 106.61 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 96.67 | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 76.49 | -20.9% |
| 1994 | 79.62 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 78.87 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 84.75 | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 88.14 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 92.84 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 92.7 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 106.19 | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 108.8 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 110.69 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 111.16 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 111.55 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 110.77 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 107.94 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 105.2 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 99.37 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 96.96 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 101.35 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 101.09 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 101.86 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 101.92 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.94 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 102.43 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 100.63 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 96.14 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 94.56 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 93.52 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 93.74 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 93.14 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 91.89 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 90.87 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 89.95 | -1.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 89.95 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 98.72, 91% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 89.95 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.65, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 134.07 | 125.53 | 142.92 | 9 |
| 1970s | 109.24 | 91.63 | 130.46 | 10 |
| 1980s | 106.42 | 99.08 | 117.56 | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.32 | 76.49 | 106.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 106.86 | 96.96 | 111.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.04 | 93.52 | 102.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.92 | 89.95 | 93.74 | 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 meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Mauritania?
- Meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Mauritania was 89.95 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 142.92 in 1968.
- What is the lowest meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.49 in 1993.
- How does Mauritania rank for meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Mauritania ranks 124th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat indigenous, total — Gross per capita 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.