Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield in Mauritania
Mauritania: Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield was 2,810 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — yield in Mauritania is 2,810 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — yield in Mauritania peaked at 3,152 kg/ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1,046 kg/ha, in 1974.
Mauritania ranks 245th of 251 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,213 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,317 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 2,317 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,410 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 2,410 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,410 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,510 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 2,410 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 1,795 kg/ha | -25.5% |
| 1970 | 1,766 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 1,452 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 1972 | 1,198 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 1973 | 1,579 kg/ha | +31.8% |
| 1974 | 1,046 kg/ha | -33.8% |
| 1975 | 1,079 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 1,198 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 1,212 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 1,531 kg/ha | +26.4% |
| 1979 | 3,152 kg/ha | +105.9% |
| 1980 | 2,822 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1981 | 2,689 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 1,936 kg/ha | -28.0% |
| 1983 | 1,962 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 1,872 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 1,901 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 1,937 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 1,905 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 1,905 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,905 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,729 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1991 | 1,992 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1992 | 1,966 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1,871 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 2,000 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 2,033 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 2,068 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 2,115 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 2,140 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 2,170 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 2,220 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 2,262 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 2,294 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 2,286 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 2,300 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2,318 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 2,341 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2,372 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 2,394 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 2,402 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2,401 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,427 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 2,298 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 2,305 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 2,825 kg/ha | +22.5% |
| 2015 | 2,818 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 2,850 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 2,921 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 2,906 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,846 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 2,848 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2,838 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 2,824 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 2,821 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,810 kg/ha | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield 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 | +105.9% | 1,531 kg/ha | 3,152 kg/ha |
| 1974 | -33.8% | 1,579 kg/ha | 1,046 kg/ha |
| 1973 | +31.8% | 1,198 kg/ha | 1,579 kg/ha |
| 1982 | -28.0% | 2,689 kg/ha | 1,936 kg/ha |
| 1969 | -25.5% | 2,410 kg/ha | 1,795 kg/ha |
| 1978 | +26.4% | 1,212 kg/ha | 1,531 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,310 kg/ha | 1,795 kg/ha | 2,510 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,521 kg/ha | 1,046 kg/ha | 3,152 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,083 kg/ha | 1,872 kg/ha | 2,822 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,008 kg/ha | 1,729 kg/ha | 2,170 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,319 kg/ha | 2,220 kg/ha | 2,402 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,660 kg/ha | 2,298 kg/ha | 2,921 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,828 kg/ha | 2,810 kg/ha | 2,848 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 242 Timor-Leste 3,095 kg/ha compare
- 243 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,976 kg/ha compare
- 243 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,976 kg/ha compare
- 245 Mauritania 2,810 kg/ha compare
- 247 Uganda 2,794 kg/ha compare
- 248 Brunei Darussalam 2,362 kg/ha compare
- 248 Brunei 2,362 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — yield in Mauritania?
- Roots and tubers, total — yield in Mauritania was 2,810 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — yield recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 3,152 kg/ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — yield recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,046 kg/ha in 1974.
- How does Mauritania rank for roots and tubers, total — yield?
- Mauritania ranks 245th out of 251 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — yield rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.