Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per capita in Mauritania

Mauritania: Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per capita was 0.8616 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.8616 An per person
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
6th
of 164 countries
All-time high
2.1 An per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.8616 An per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2024

00.511.52196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.

Analysis

In 2024, milk, total — milk animals, per capita in Mauritania stood at 0.8616 An per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 2.1 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.8616 An per person, in 2024.

That places Mauritania 6th out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per capita in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per capita in Mauritania, 1961 to 2024.
Year An per person Change
1961 2.1 An per person
1962 2.09 An per person -0.3%
1963 2.08 An per person -0.6%
1964 2.06 An per person -1.1%
1965 2.05 An per person -0.1%
1966 2.06 An per person +0.3%
1967 2.03 An per person -1.7%
1968 2.02 An per person -0.1%
1969 1.99 An per person -1.5%
1970 1.95 An per person -2.0%
1971 1.88 An per person -4.0%
1972 1.81 An per person -3.6%
1973 1.5 An per person -16.8%
1974 1.37 An per person -9.1%
1975 1.37 An per person +0.6%
1976 1.47 An per person +6.6%
1977 1.48 An per person +0.7%
1978 1.46 An per person -1.2%
1979 1.44 An per person -0.9%
1980 1.44 An per person -0.4%
1981 1.4 An per person -2.6%
1982 1.35 An per person -3.7%
1983 1.33 An per person -1.7%
1984 1.17 An per person -11.5%
1985 1.23 An per person +4.9%
1986 1.24 An per person +0.4%
1987 1.24 An per person +0.0%
1988 1.25 An per person +1.2%
1989 1.27 An per person +1.7%
1990 1.29 An per person +1.4%
1991 1.24 An per person -4.2%
1992 1.21 An per person -2.1%
1993 1.14 An per person -5.6%
1994 1.15 An per person +1.0%
1995 1.15 An per person -0.3%
1996 1.23 An per person +7.3%
1997 1.21 An per person -1.9%
1998 1.22 An per person +0.9%
1999 1.21 An per person -1.0%
2000 1.18 An per person -2.5%
2001 1.15 An per person -2.3%
2002 1.25 An per person +8.5%
2003 1.22 An per person -1.9%
2004 1.22 An per person -0.0%
2005 1.24 An per person +1.1%
2006 1.19 An per person -3.5%
2007 1.16 An per person -2.6%
2008 1.05 An per person -9.4%
2009 1.08 An per person +2.0%
2010 1.14 An per person +6.3%
2011 1.12 An per person -1.7%
2012 1.1 An per person -1.8%
2013 1.07 An per person -3.1%
2014 1.04 An per person -3.0%
2015 1.12 An per person +7.8%
2016 1.04 An per person -7.2%
2017 0.9778 An per person -5.7%
2018 0.9821 An per person +0.4%
2019 0.9637 An per person -1.9%
2020 0.943 An per person -2.1%
2021 0.9375 An per person -0.6%
2022 0.911 An per person -2.8%
2023 0.8846 An per person -2.9%
2024 0.8616 An per person -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.05 An per person 1.99 An per person 2.1 An per person 9
1970s 1.57 An per person 1.37 An per person 1.95 An per person 10
1980s 1.29 An per person 1.17 An per person 1.44 An per person 10
1990s 1.21 An per person 1.14 An per person 1.29 An per person 10
2000s 1.18 An per person 1.05 An per person 1.25 An per person 10
2010s 1.06 An per person 0.9637 An per person 1.14 An per person 10
2020s 0.9075 An per person 0.8616 An per person 0.943 An per person 5

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 3 Mali 1.83 An per person compare
  2. 4 Sudan 1.01 An per person compare
  3. 5 New Zealand 0.8694 An per person compare
  4. 7 Somalia 0.7491 An per person compare
  5. 8 Albania 0.7366 An per person compare
  6. 9 Greece 0.7292 An per person compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is milk, total — milk animals, per capita in Mauritania?
Milk, total — milk animals, per capita in Mauritania was 0.8616 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest milk, total — milk animals, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 2.1 An per person in 1961.
What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8616 An per person in 2024.
How does Mauritania rank for milk, total — milk animals, per capita?
Mauritania ranks 6th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
Is milk, total — milk animals, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Milk, Total — Milk Animals divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per capita
Unit
An per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
165 places, 9,540 data points, 1961–2024
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Milk, Total — Milk Animals divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.