Rice — Production in Mauritania
Mauritania: Rice — Production was 431,700 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Production in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — production in Mauritania is 431,700 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — production in Mauritania peaked at 470,500 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 400 t, in 1967.
That places Mauritania 45th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Production in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 500 t | — |
| 1962 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 600 t | +20.0% |
| 1964 | 700 t | +16.7% |
| 1965 | 650 t | -7.1% |
| 1966 | 700 t | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 400 t | -42.9% |
| 1968 | 514 t | +28.5% |
| 1969 | 497 t | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 1,370 t | +175.7% |
| 1971 | 1,370 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,500 t | +82.5% |
| 1973 | 3,000 t | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 3,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3,840 t | +28.0% |
| 1976 | 3,960 t | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 3,600 t | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 3,300 t | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 9,300 t | +181.8% |
| 1980 | 10,800 t | +16.1% |
| 1981 | 15,000 t | +38.9% |
| 1982 | 20,000 t | +33.3% |
| 1983 | 22,000 t | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 20,000 t | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 25,000 t | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 33,000 t | +32.0% |
| 1987 | 52,900 t | +60.3% |
| 1988 | 50,949 t | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 55,067 t | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 51,796 t | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 41,678 t | -19.5% |
| 1992 | 50,718 t | +21.7% |
| 1993 | 64,925 t | +28.0% |
| 1994 | 45,400 t | -30.1% |
| 1995 | 52,813 t | +16.3% |
| 1996 | 66,748 t | +26.4% |
| 1997 | 80,942 t | +21.3% |
| 1998 | 101,900 t | +25.9% |
| 1999 | 86,463 t | -15.1% |
| 2000 | 76,200 t | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 58,809 t | -22.8% |
| 2002 | 77,409 t | +31.6% |
| 2003 | 79,000 t | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 85,530 t | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 72,000 t | -15.8% |
| 2006 | 70,462 t | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 82,165 t | +16.6% |
| 2008 | 82,163 t | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 53,569 t | -34.8% |
| 2010 | 134,447 t | +151.0% |
| 2011 | 158,021 t | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 184,217 t | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 202,547 t | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 293,219 t | +44.8% |
| 2015 | 223,300 t | -23.8% |
| 2016 | 207,300 t | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 300,700 t | +45.1% |
| 2018 | 322,600 t | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 255,500 t | -20.8% |
| 2020 | 291,300 t | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 428,400 t | +47.1% |
| 2022 | 394,700 t | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 470,500 t | +19.2% |
| 2024 | 431,700 t | -8.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 431,700 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 313,868 t, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 431,700 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 169,311 t, 2.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Production in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +181.8% | 3,300 t | 9,300 t |
| 1970 | +175.7% | 497 t | 1,370 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 562.33 t | 400 t | 700 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,524 t | 1,370 t | 9,300 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,472 t | 10,800 t | 55,067 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 64,338 t | 41,678 t | 101,900 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 73,731 t | 53,569 t | 85,530 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 228,185 t | 134,447 t | 322,600 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 403,320 t | 291,300 t | 470,500 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 rice — production in Mauritania?
- Rice — production in Mauritania was 431,700 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — production recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 470,500 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest rice — production recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 400 t in 1967.
- How does Mauritania rank for rice — production?
- Mauritania ranks 45th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — production rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.