Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita was 0.0005 kg/ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg/ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita in Mauritania is 0.0005 kg/ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0027 kg/ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 kg/ha per person, in 2024.
That places Mauritania 131st out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg/ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0026 kg/ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0027 kg/ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0026 kg/ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0026 kg/ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0025 kg/ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0025 kg/ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0025 kg/ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0023 kg/ha per person | -6.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0017 kg/ha per person | -27.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0016 kg/ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0013 kg/ha per person | -20.2% |
| 1972 | 0.001 kg/ha per person | -19.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 kg/ha per person | +27.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 kg/ha per person | -35.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 kg/ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 kg/ha per person | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 kg/ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 kg/ha per person | +22.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0022 kg/ha per person | +100.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0019 kg/ha per person | -13.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0018 kg/ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0012 kg/ha per person | -30.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0012 kg/ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 kg/ha per person | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 kg/ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 kg/ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0011 kg/ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.001 kg/ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.001 kg/ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 kg/ha per person | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 0.001 kg/ha per person | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 kg/ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 kg/ha per person | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 kg/ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 kg/ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 kg/ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 kg/ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 kg/ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 kg/ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 kg/ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 kg/ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 kg/ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 kg/ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 kg/ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 kg/ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 kg/ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 kg/ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 kg/ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 kg/ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 kg/ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 kg/ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 kg/ha per person | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 kg/ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 kg/ha per person | +18.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 kg/ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 kg/ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 kg/ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 kg/ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 kg/ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 kg/ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 kg/ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 kg/ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 kg/ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 kg/ha per person | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0024 kg/ha per person | 0.0017 kg/ha per person | 0.0027 kg/ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0012 kg/ha per person | 0.0008 kg/ha per person | 0.0022 kg/ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0013 kg/ha per person | 0.001 kg/ha per person | 0.0019 kg/ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 kg/ha per person | 0.0009 kg/ha per person | 0.001 kg/ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 kg/ha per person | 0.0007 kg/ha per person | 0.0008 kg/ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 kg/ha per person | 0.0006 kg/ha per person | 0.0007 kg/ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 kg/ha per person | 0.0005 kg/ha per person | 0.0006 kg/ha per person | 5 |
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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 roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita in Mauritania?
- Roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita in Mauritania was 0.0005 kg/ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0027 kg/ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 kg/ha per person in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 131st out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.