Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.7171 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.7171 An per person for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 1.06 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.6103 An per person, in 1995.
Mauritania ranks 9th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.06 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.06 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 1.06 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 1.02 An per person | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 1.01 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.9957 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.9962 An per person | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.01 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 1 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.982 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.9438 An per person | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.8388 An per person | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8307 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7257 An per person | -12.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7594 An per person | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8363 An per person | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 0.8495 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8616 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8515 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.8378 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7614 An per person | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7622 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.722 An per person | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6894 An per person | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6756 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6704 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6528 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6405 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6931 An per person | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7024 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7041 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6393 An per person | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6199 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6224 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6103 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7209 An per person | +18.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7299 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8001 An per person | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8538 An per person | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8724 An per person | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8959 An per person | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9275 An per person | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9136 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9133 An per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8914 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8694 An per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8471 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7854 An per person | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7673 An per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8611 An per person | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8565 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8842 An per person | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8847 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8108 An per person | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9073 An per person | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8259 An per person | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7935 An per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7946 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7654 An per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7411 An per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7455 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7373 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7279 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7171 An per person | -1.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.7171 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1328 An per person, 5.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.7171 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.102 An per person, 7.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 An per person | 0.9957 An per person | 1.06 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8479 An per person | 0.7257 An per person | 0.982 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7105 An per person | 0.6405 An per person | 0.8378 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7003 An per person | 0.6103 An per person | 0.8538 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8683 An per person | 0.7673 An per person | 0.9275 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8384 An per person | 0.7654 An per person | 0.9073 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7338 An per person | 0.7171 An per person | 0.7455 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 6 Faroe Islands 1.02 An per person compare
- 7 Bahrain 1.01 An per person compare
- 8 Turkmenistan 0.893 An per person compare
- 10 Albania 0.6505 An per person compare
- 11 Kuwait 0.634 An per person compare
- 12 Tajikistan 0.6131 An per person 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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Mauritania?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Mauritania was 0.7171 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 An per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6103 An per person in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 9th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.