Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) was 13.6 % in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Mauritania, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 13.6 % for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.7% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Mauritania peaked at 15.3 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.4 %, in 2020.
That places Mauritania 3rd out of 69 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.3 % | — |
| 2007 | 13.6 % | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 8.1 % | -40.4% |
| 2011 | 13.9 % | +71.6% |
| 2012 | 11.7 % | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 14.8 % | +26.5% |
| 2018 | 11.5 % | -22.3% |
| 2019 | 11.1 % | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 6.4 % | -42.3% |
| 2021 | 10.1 % | +57.8% |
| 2022 | 13.6 % | +34.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.33 % | 8.1 % | 15.3 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.6 % | 11.1 % | 14.8 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.03 % | 6.4 % | 13.6 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 1 India 18.7 % compare
- 1 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10.7 % compare
- 2 Yemen 16.8 % compare
- 3 Timor-Leste 8.3 % compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7.2 % compare
- 4 Nigeria 11.6 % compare
- 5 Côte d'Ivoire 8.1 % compare
- 5 Malaysia 11 % compare
- 6 Niger 10.9 % 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 percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Mauritania?
- Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Mauritania was 13.6 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4 % in 2020.
- How does Mauritania rank for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent)?
- Mauritania ranks 3rd out of 69 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.