Potato yields in Mauritania
Mauritania: Potato yields was 5.91 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potato yields in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potato yields in Mauritania is 5.91 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Mauritania peaked at 16.64 tonnes per hectare in 1978 and was at its lowest, 4 tonnes per hectare, in 1982.
That places Mauritania 147th out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 16.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.81 tonnes per hectare | 4 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.82 tonnes per hectare | 4 tonnes per hectare | 5.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.2 tonnes per hectare | 5 tonnes per hectare | 5.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.86 tonnes per hectare | 5.12 tonnes per hectare | 6.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.01 tonnes per hectare | 5.91 tonnes per hectare | 6.2 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 144 Bolivia 6.54 tonnes per hectare compare
- 145 Madagascar 6.04 tonnes per hectare compare
- 146 Moldova 6.04 tonnes per hectare compare
- 148 Papua New Guinea 5.79 tonnes per hectare compare
- 149 Democratic Republic of Congo 4.57 tonnes per hectare compare
- 150 Botswana 3.85 tonnes per hectare compare
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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 370,911 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Mauritania?
- Potato yields in Mauritania was 5.91 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.64 tonnes per hectare in 1978.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 tonnes per hectare in 1982.
- How does Mauritania rank for potato yields?
- Mauritania ranks 147th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.