Rice yields in Mauritania
Mauritania: Rice yields was 4.88 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice yields in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, rice yields in Mauritania stood at 4.88 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Mauritania peaked at 5.66 tonnes per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6965 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
That places Mauritania 41st out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.6965 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | 0.9133 tonnes per hectare | 3.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.51 tonnes per hectare | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 5.37 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.57 tonnes per hectare | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | 4.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.36 tonnes per hectare | 3.74 tonnes per hectare | 4.76 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.07 tonnes per hectare | 3.96 tonnes per hectare | 5.66 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.06 tonnes per hectare | 4.28 tonnes per hectare | 5.44 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 rice yields in Mauritania?
- Rice yields in Mauritania was 4.88 tonnes per hectare 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 rice yields recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.66 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6965 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Mauritania rank for rice yields?
- Mauritania ranks 41st out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.