Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre was 4.31 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 4.31 An per square kilometre for milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 4.31 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.64 An per square kilometre, in 1974.
Mauritania ranks 89th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.72 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.76 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 1.8 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 1.83 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 1.89 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 1.95 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 1.97 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 2.03 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 2.06 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 2.08 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 2.06 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 2.05 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 1.76 An per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1974 | 1.64 An per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 1.7 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 1.87 An per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 1.94 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 1.97 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 2.01 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 2.06 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 2.06 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 2.05 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 2.07 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.89 An per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 2.03 An per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 2.1 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 2.16 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 2.25 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 2.35 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 2.44 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 2.41 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 2.45 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 2.41 An per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 2.52 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 2.58 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 2.82 An per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 2.83 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 2.93 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 2.98 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 2.99 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.99 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 3.32 An per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 3.33 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 3.41 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 3.53 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 3.49 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 3.49 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 3.26 An per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 3.43 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 3.76 An per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 3.82 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 3.88 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 3.88 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.87 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 4.3 An per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 4.11 An per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 3.99 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 4.13 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 4.18 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 4.21 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 4.31 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 4.31 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 4.31 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.89 An per square kilometre | 1.72 An per square kilometre | 2.06 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.91 An per square kilometre | 1.64 An per square kilometre | 2.08 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1 An per square kilometre | 1.89 An per square kilometre | 2.35 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.64 An per square kilometre | 2.41 An per square kilometre | 2.98 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.32 An per square kilometre | 2.99 An per square kilometre | 3.53 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.99 An per square kilometre | 3.76 An per square kilometre | 4.3 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.28 An per square kilometre | 4.21 An per square kilometre | 4.31 An per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 4.31 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.31 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 An per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Mauritania rank for milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 89th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk, Total — Milk Animals 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.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk, Total — Milk Animals 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
Milk, Total — Milk Animals 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.