Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Mauritania
Mauritania: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index was 137.43 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Mauritania is 137.43, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Mauritania peaked at 137.43 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.35, in 1961.
Mauritania ranks 31st of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24.35 | — |
| 1962 | 24.8 | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 25.7 | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 25.7 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 26.15 | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 27.05 | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 27.05 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 29.3 | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 27.95 | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 30.66 | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 30.21 | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 25.25 | -16.4% |
| 1973 | 27.05 | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 24.8 | -8.3% |
| 1975 | 25.7 | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 29.3 | +14.0% |
| 1977 | 30.21 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 32.01 | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 32.46 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 32.91 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 29.3 | -11.0% |
| 1982 | 30.66 | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 29.3 | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 28.85 | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 28.85 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 29.76 | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 29.76 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 30.21 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 36.07 | +19.4% |
| 1990 | 38.32 | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 39.9 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 36.97 | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 36.52 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 37.87 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 38.14 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 47.34 | +24.1% |
| 1997 | 49.59 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 56.36 | +13.7% |
| 1999 | 62.22 | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 65.37 | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 68.98 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 72.13 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 72.13 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 74.39 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 74.39 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 74.39 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 74.39 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 68.98 | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 69.88 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 87.91 | +25.8% |
| 2011 | 90.17 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 94.68 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 96.93 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 86.69 | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 106.5 | +22.9% |
| 2016 | 106.82 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 107.33 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 112.74 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 115.79 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 124.77 | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 125.75 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 129.29 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 133.28 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 137.43 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.45 | 24.35 | 29.3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.76 | 24.8 | 32.46 | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.57 | 28.85 | 36.07 | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.32 | 36.52 | 62.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.5 | 65.37 | 74.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.56 | 86.69 | 115.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 130.1 | 124.77 | 137.43 | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Mauritania?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Mauritania was 137.43 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 137.43 in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.35 in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index?
- Mauritania ranks 31st out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — 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.