Meat supply per person in Mauritania
Mauritania: Meat supply per person was 36.53 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
36.53
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
125th
of 191 countries
All-time high
41.77
in 1968
All-time low
22.9
in 1993
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat supply per person in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 36.53 for meat supply per person in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat supply per person in Mauritania peaked at 41.77 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 22.9, in 1993.
That places Mauritania 125th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.92 | 36.46 | 41.77 | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.1 | 27.18 | 38.25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.7 | 29.46 | 34.76 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.93 | 22.9 | 32.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.1 | 28.43 | 34.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.15 | 31.5 | 32.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.99 | 30.6 | 36.53 | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Mauritania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.0% (2025)
- Rural population 2.05 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 38.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 19.95 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 19.95 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 370,911 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat supply per person in Mauritania?
- Meat supply per person in Mauritania was 36.53 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 41.77 in 1968.
- What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9 in 1993.
- How does Mauritania rank for meat supply per person?
- Mauritania ranks 125th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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