Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Mauritania

Mauritania: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 4.45 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.45 million An
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
47th
of 241 countries
All-time high
4.45 million An
in 2024
All-time low
1.70 million An
in 1974
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

The most recent figure for milk, total — milk animals in Mauritania is 4.45 million An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals in Mauritania peaked at 4.45 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.70 million An, in 1974.

That places Mauritania 47th out of 241 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Mauritania, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 1.77 million An —
1962 1.82 million An +2.4%
1963 1.86 million An +2.2%
1964 1.89 million An +1.8%
1965 1.94 million An +2.8%
1966 2.01 million An +3.3%
1967 2.03 million An +1.3%
1968 2.09 million An +2.9%
1969 2.13 million An +1.5%
1970 2.15 million An +1.0%
1971 2.13 million An -1.0%
1972 2.11 million An -0.7%
1973 1.81 million An -14.3%
1974 1.70 million An -6.4%
1975 1.76 million An +3.6%
1976 1.93 million An +9.8%
1977 2.00 million An +3.6%
1978 2.03 million An +1.6%
1979 2.07 million An +2.0%
1980 2.12 million An +2.5%
1981 2.13 million An +0.2%
1982 2.11 million An -0.9%
1983 2.13 million An +1.2%
1984 1.94 million An -8.9%
1985 2.10 million An +7.9%
1986 2.17 million An +3.3%
1987 2.23 million An +2.9%
1988 2.32 million An +4.2%
1989 2.42 million An +4.2%
1990 2.52 million An +4.0%
1991 2.48 million An -1.3%
1992 2.53 million An +1.7%
1993 2.48 million An -1.7%
1994 2.59 million An +4.4%
1995 2.66 million An +2.4%
1996 2.91 million An +9.5%
1997 2.92 million An +0.3%
1998 3.02 million An +3.5%
1999 3.07 million An +1.6%
2000 3.08 million An +0.3%
2001 3.08 million An +0.1%
2002 3.42 million An +10.9%
2003 3.43 million An +0.3%
2004 3.51 million An +2.4%
2005 3.64 million An +3.6%
2006 3.60 million An -1.0%
2007 3.60 million An -0.0%
2008 3.36 million An -6.7%
2009 3.53 million An +5.3%
2010 3.88 million An +9.8%
2011 3.94 million An +1.6%
2012 4.00 million An +1.4%
2013 3.99 million An -0.1%
2014 3.99 million An -0.1%
2015 4.43 million An +11.0%
2016 4.24 million An -4.4%
2017 4.12 million An -2.8%
2018 4.26 million An +3.5%
2019 4.31 million An +1.1%
2020 4.34 million An +0.8%
2021 4.44 million An +2.3%
2022 4.44 million An +0.1%
2023 4.44 million An +0.0%
2024 4.45 million An +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.95 million An 1.77 million An 2.13 million An 9
1970s 1.97 million An 1.70 million An 2.15 million An 10
1980s 2.17 million An 1.94 million An 2.42 million An 10
1990s 2.72 million An 2.48 million An 3.07 million An 10
2000s 3.43 million An 3.08 million An 3.64 million An 10
2010s 4.12 million An 3.88 million An 4.43 million An 10
2020s 4.42 million An 4.34 million An 4.45 million An 5

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 44 Chad 4.81 million An compare
  2. 45 New Zealand 4.60 million An compare
  3. 46 Spain 4.50 million An compare
  4. 47 Mauritania 4.45 million An compare
  5. 49 Iraq 4.44 million An compare
  6. 50 Morocco 3.90 million An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is milk, total — milk animals in Mauritania?
Milk, total — milk animals in Mauritania was 4.45 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 4.45 million An in 2024.
What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 1.70 million An in 1974.
How does Mauritania rank for milk, total — milk animals?
Mauritania ranks 47th out of 241 countries with data for 2024.
Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Milk, Total — Milk Animals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Milk, Total — Milk Animals
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 15,434 data points, 1961–2024
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