Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre was 0.4134 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.4134 An per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
138th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.4143 An per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.1455 An per square kilometre
in 1974
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.4134 An per square kilometre for raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.4143 An per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1455 An per square kilometre, in 1974.
That places Mauritania 138th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2295 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2348 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2391 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2444 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2497 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2551 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2604 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2657 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2721 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2732 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2426 An per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2086 An per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1795 An per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1455 An per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1649 An per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1976 | 0.194 An per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2134 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2231 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2329 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2329 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2377 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2377 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2426 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1843 An per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2037 An per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2426 An per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2455 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2523 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2649 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.27 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2707 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2668 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3143 An per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2882 An per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 0.294 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2959 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3008 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3056 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3153 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3202 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3202 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3338 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3347 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3396 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3444 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3493 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3089 An per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3134 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3634 An per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3493 An per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3493 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3493 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3493 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3541 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3908 An per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 0.409 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4026 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3969 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4033 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4098 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4143 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4086 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4134 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.4134 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.1 An per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.4134 An per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.88 An per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2501 An per square kilometre | 0.2295 An per square kilometre | 0.2721 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2078 An per square kilometre | 0.1455 An per square kilometre | 0.2732 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2344 An per square kilometre | 0.1843 An per square kilometre | 0.2649 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2922 An per square kilometre | 0.2668 An per square kilometre | 0.3153 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3328 An per square kilometre | 0.3089 An per square kilometre | 0.3634 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3754 An per square kilometre | 0.3493 An per square kilometre | 0.409 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4115 An per square kilometre | 0.4086 An per square kilometre | 0.4143 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 135 Qatar 0.4613 An per square kilometre compare
- 136 Sao Tome and Principe 0.4583 An per square kilometre compare
- 137 Oman 0.4385 An per square kilometre compare
- 139 Algeria 0.3968 An per square kilometre compare
- 140 Angola 0.3573 An per square kilometre compare
- 141 Jamaica 0.3543 An per square kilometre 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 raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.4134 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4143 An per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1455 An per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Mauritania rank for raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 138th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.