Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 2.17 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks, per capita in Mauritania is 2.17 An per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 4.25 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.17 An per person, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 5th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.25 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 4.14 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 4.14 An per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 4.03 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 4.02 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 4.11 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 4.18 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 4.06 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 3.75 An per person | -7.6% |
| 1970 | 4.09 An per person | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 3.7 An per person | -9.5% |
| 1972 | 3.42 An per person | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 3.32 An per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 2.82 An per person | -15.1% |
| 1975 | 2.98 An per person | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 3.19 An per person | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 3.32 An per person | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 3.37 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 3.42 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 3.53 An per person | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 3.56 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 3.36 An per person | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 2.49 An per person | -25.9% |
| 1984 | 2.3 An per person | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 2.29 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 2.34 An per person | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 2.33 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 2.42 An per person | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 2.52 An per person | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 2.61 An per person | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 2.64 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 2.44 An per person | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 2.43 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 2.35 An per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 2.29 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 2.63 An per person | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 2.61 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 2.76 An per person | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 3.03 An per person | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 3.07 An per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 3.13 An per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 3.2 An per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 3.14 An per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 3.09 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 3.01 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.94 An per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 2.86 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 2.48 An per person | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 2.52 An per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.57 An per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.61 An per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 2.68 An per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 2.7 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.38 An per person | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 2.8 An per person | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 2.5 An per person | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 2.5 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.44 An per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.43 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.39 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 2.35 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.29 An per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 2.21 An per person | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 2.17 An per person | -1.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 2.17 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.122 An per person, 17.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 2.17 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.122 An per person, 17.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | -25.9% | 3.36 An per person | 2.49 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.08 An per person | 3.75 An per person | 4.25 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.37 An per person | 2.82 An per person | 4.09 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.71 An per person | 2.29 An per person | 3.56 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.58 An per person | 2.29 An per person | 3.03 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.94 An per person | 2.48 An per person | 3.2 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.56 An per person | 2.38 An per person | 2.8 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.28 An per person | 2.17 An per person | 2.39 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 2 New Zealand 4.46 An per person compare
- 3 Australia 2.92 An per person compare
- 4 Chad 2.23 An per person compare
- 6 Turkmenistan 1.9 An per person compare
- 7 Uruguay 1.67 An per person compare
- 8 Faroe Islands 1.46 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 — stocks, per capita in Mauritania?
- Sheep — stocks, per capita in Mauritania was 2.17 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.25 An per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 An per person in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 5th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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 — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Stocks 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
Sheep — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.