Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Mauritania
Mauritania: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.4868 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Mauritania is 0.4868 An per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Mauritania peaked at 0.6382 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.361 An per person, in 1988.
Mauritania ranks 13th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6382 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6328 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.638 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.6203 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.6132 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.6159 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.5977 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6282 An per person | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5812 An per person | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 0.6183 An per person | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 0.591 An per person | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4793 An per person | -18.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4984 An per person | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4435 An per person | -11.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4462 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4942 An per person | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4949 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5098 An per person | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5025 An per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4952 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4285 An per person | -13.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4356 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4045 An per person | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.387 An per person | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.376 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3767 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3661 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.361 An per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4204 An per person | +16.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4355 An per person | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4404 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3927 An per person | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3725 An per person | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3734 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3659 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4453 An per person | +21.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4562 An per person | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5051 An per person | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5429 An per person | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5548 An per person | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5712 An per person | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5842 An per person | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.571 An per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5752 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5614 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5475 An per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5335 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4806 An per person | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4719 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5751 An per person | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 0.571 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5803 An per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5757 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4996 An per person | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5955 An per person | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5336 An per person | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.517 An per person | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5293 An per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5098 An per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4938 An per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4923 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4918 An per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4878 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4868 An per person | -0.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.4868 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0368 An per person, 13.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.4868 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0258 An per person, 18.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6184 An per person | 0.5812 An per person | 0.6382 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5078 An per person | 0.4435 An per person | 0.6183 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4051 An per person | 0.361 An per person | 0.4952 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.433 An per person | 0.3659 An per person | 0.5429 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5451 An per person | 0.4719 An per person | 0.5842 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5487 An per person | 0.4996 An per person | 0.5955 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4905 An per person | 0.4868 An per person | 0.4938 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Mauritania?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Mauritania was 0.4868 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6382 An per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.361 An per person in 1988.
- How does Mauritania rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Mauritania ranks 13th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.