Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Mauritania
Mauritania: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 2.38 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 2.38 An per square kilometre for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Mauritania peaked at 2.38 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5239 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Mauritania 85th out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5239 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5336 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.553 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.553 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5627 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.5821 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.5821 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6306 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 0.6015 An per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.6597 An per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 0.65 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5433 An per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5821 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5336 An per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.553 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6306 An per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1977 | 0.65 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6889 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6986 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7083 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6306 An per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6597 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6306 An per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6209 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6209 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6403 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6403 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.65 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7762 An per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8247 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8586 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7956 An per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7859 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.815 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8208 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.02 An per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1997 | 1.07 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 1.21 An per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 1.34 An per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 1.41 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 1.48 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 1.55 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.55 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.6 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.6 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.6 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.6 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.48 An per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 1.5 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.89 An per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 2011 | 1.94 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 2.04 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 2.09 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.87 An per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 2.29 An per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2016 | 2.12 An per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 2.11 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.23 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 2.21 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.2 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 2.26 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 2.33 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 2.38 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 2.38 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.44 An per square kilometre, 69% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 2.38 An per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.22 An per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +25.8% | 1.5 An per square kilometre | 1.89 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5692 An per square kilometre | 0.5239 An per square kilometre | 0.6306 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.619 An per square kilometre | 0.5336 An per square kilometre | 0.6986 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6578 An per square kilometre | 0.6209 An per square kilometre | 0.7762 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9538 An per square kilometre | 0.7859 An per square kilometre | 1.34 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 An per square kilometre | 1.41 An per square kilometre | 1.6 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 An per square kilometre | 1.87 An per square kilometre | 2.29 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.29 An per square kilometre | 2.2 An per square kilometre | 2.38 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 82 Kazakhstan 2.5 An per square kilometre compare
- 83 Georgia 2.48 An per square kilometre compare
- 84 Sierra Leone 2.39 An per square kilometre compare
- 86 South Sudan 2.35 An per square kilometre compare
- 87 Uganda 2.22 An per square kilometre compare
- 88 Malawi 2.05 An per square kilometre compare
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 2.38 An per square kilometre in 2023, 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 2.38 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5239 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Mauritania ranks 85th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.