Pulses, Other and products — Food supply in Mauritania
Mauritania: Pulses, Other and products — Food supply was 43.88 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pulses, Other and products — Food supply in Mauritania, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, pulses, other and products — food supply in Mauritania stood at 43.88 kcal/cap/d. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, other and products — food supply in Mauritania peaked at 66.48 kcal/cap/d in 2014 and was at its lowest, 43.88 kcal/cap/d, in 2023.
Mauritania ranks 33rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Pulses, Other and products — Food supply in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 56.52 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 57.94 kcal/cap/d | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 61.57 kcal/cap/d | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 65.34 kcal/cap/d | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 66.48 kcal/cap/d | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 56.59 kcal/cap/d | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 55.9 kcal/cap/d | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 55.09 kcal/cap/d | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 51.03 kcal/cap/d | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 49.99 kcal/cap/d | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 46.24 kcal/cap/d | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 45.36 kcal/cap/d | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 45.31 kcal/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 43.88 kcal/cap/d | -3.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 43.88 kcal/cap/d is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.08 kcal/cap/d, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 43.88 kcal/cap/d is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.44 kcal/cap/d, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.65 kcal/cap/d | 49.99 kcal/cap/d | 66.48 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.2 kcal/cap/d | 43.88 kcal/cap/d | 46.24 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 30 Kenya 48.98 kcal/cap/d compare
- 31 Haiti 48.79 kcal/cap/d compare
- 32 Saudi Arabia 46.93 kcal/cap/d compare
- 34 Seychelles 43.74 kcal/cap/d compare
- 35 Oman 43.45 kcal/cap/d compare
- 36 Trinidad and Tobago 42.77 kcal/cap/d 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 pulses, other and products — food supply in Mauritania?
- Pulses, other and products — food supply in Mauritania was 43.88 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses, other and products — food supply recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 66.48 kcal/cap/d in 2014.
- What is the lowest pulses, other and products — food supply recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.88 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for pulses, other and products — food supply?
- Mauritania ranks 33rd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses, other and products — food supply rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. 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 Pulses, Other and products — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.