Number of poultry birds in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of poultry birds was 4.81 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of poultry birds in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
In 2024, number of poultry birds in Mauritania stood at 4.81 million animals. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of poultry birds in Mauritania peaked at 4.81 million animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.80 million animals, in 1961.
Mauritania ranks 144th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.06 million animals | 1.80 million animals | 2.40 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.77 million animals | 2.50 million animals | 3.00 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.41 million animals | 3.10 million animals | 3.70 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.91 million animals | 3.80 million animals | 4.10 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.22 million animals | 4.10 million animals | 4.30 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.56 million animals | 4.30 million animals | 4.68 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.77 million animals | 4.72 million animals | 4.81 million animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 number of poultry birds in Mauritania?
- Number of poultry birds in Mauritania was 4.81 million animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of poultry birds recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.81 million animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of poultry birds recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.80 million animals in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of poultry birds?
- Mauritania ranks 144th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of poultry birds rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of poultry birds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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