Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre was 0.006 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.006 1000 An per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
165th
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.006 1000 An per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0017 1000 An per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.006 1000 An per square kilometre for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.006 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Mauritania 165th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0017 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0018 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0018 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0019 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0019 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.002 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0021 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0022 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0023 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0024 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0025 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0026 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0026 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0026 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0027 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0029 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.003 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0031 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0032 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0033 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0036 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0037 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0037 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0038 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0041 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0043 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0044 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0045 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0046 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0047 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0048 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0047 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0046 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0047 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0047 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0049 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0049 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.005 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0049 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0049 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0058 1000 An per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0053 1000 An per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0053 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0053 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0054 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0054 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0054 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0054 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0054 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0054 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0055 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0055 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0056 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0056 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0058 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0058 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0058 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0058 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0058 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0059 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0059 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0059 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.006 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.006 1000 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2811 1000 An per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.006 1000 An per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1175 1000 An per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.002 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0028 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0024 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0032 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.004 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0033 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0046 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0047 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0046 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.005 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0054 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0049 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0058 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0057 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0054 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0058 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0059 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0059 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.006 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 162 Central African Republic 0.0112 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 163 Somalia 0.0081 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 164 Chad 0.0064 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 166 Botswana 0.0039 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 167 Mongolia 0.0001 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 168 Luxembourg 0 1000 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, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.006 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.006 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 1000 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 165th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — 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, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — 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, Poultry — 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.