Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number was 161.45 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 161.45 for sorghum — gross production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of up 32.6% on the previous year and up 99.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — gross production index number in Mauritania peaked at 221.64 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 27.47, in 1977.
That places Mauritania 12th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 114 | — |
| 1962 | 116.55 | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 117.83 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 117.83 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 131 | +11.2% |
| 1966 | 117.83 | -10.1% |
| 1967 | 117.83 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 124.48 | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 144.03 | +15.7% |
| 1970 | 108.76 | -24.5% |
| 1971 | 65.43 | -39.8% |
| 1972 | 49.14 | -24.9% |
| 1973 | 32.71 | -33.4% |
| 1974 | 65.43 | +100.0% |
| 1975 | 58.91 | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 47.16 | -19.9% |
| 1977 | 27.47 | -41.8% |
| 1978 | 40.65 | +48.0% |
| 1979 | 29.74 | -26.8% |
| 1980 | 39.65 | +33.3% |
| 1981 | 50.98 | +28.6% |
| 1982 | 49.57 | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 29.74 | -40.0% |
| 1984 | 35.41 | +19.1% |
| 1985 | 103.38 | +192.0% |
| 1986 | 118.96 | +15.1% |
| 1987 | 127.46 | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 153.32 | +20.3% |
| 1989 | 157.42 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 63.65 | -59.6% |
| 1991 | 82.4 | +29.5% |
| 1992 | 71.02 | -13.8% |
| 1993 | 129.65 | +82.6% |
| 1994 | 208.46 | +60.8% |
| 1995 | 221.64 | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 205.26 | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 81.82 | -60.1% |
| 1998 | 103.34 | +26.3% |
| 1999 | 134.68 | +30.3% |
| 2000 | 120.25 | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 75.22 | -37.4% |
| 2002 | 40.64 | -46.0% |
| 2003 | 110.33 | +171.5% |
| 2004 | 29.36 | -73.4% |
| 2005 | 115.87 | +294.7% |
| 2006 | 104.88 | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 112.83 | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 121.22 | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 132.57 | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 165.73 | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 34.87 | -79.0% |
| 2012 | 178.59 | +412.2% |
| 2013 | 128.83 | -27.9% |
| 2014 | 81 | -37.1% |
| 2015 | 105.7 | +30.5% |
| 2016 | 113.3 | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 69.39 | -38.8% |
| 2018 | 123.21 | +77.6% |
| 2019 | 96.3 | -21.8% |
| 2020 | 131.71 | +36.8% |
| 2021 | 72.23 | -45.2% |
| 2022 | 176.47 | +144.3% |
| 2023 | 121.79 | -31.0% |
| 2024 | 161.45 | +32.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 122.38 | 114 | 144.03 | 9 |
| 1970s | 52.54 | 27.47 | 108.76 | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.59 | 29.74 | 157.42 | 10 |
| 1990s | 130.19 | 63.65 | 221.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.32 | 29.36 | 132.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.69 | 34.87 | 178.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 132.73 | 72.23 | 176.47 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 9 Ghana 191.28 compare
- 10 Guinea 188.84 compare
- 11 Guinea-Bissau 185.11 compare
- 13 Tajikistan 160.85 compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 153.46 compare
- 15 Romania 151.23 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 sorghum — gross production index number in Mauritania?
- Sorghum — gross production index number in Mauritania was 161.45 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 221.64 in 1995.
- What is the lowest sorghum — gross production index number recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.47 in 1977.
- How does Mauritania rank for sorghum — gross production index number?
- Mauritania ranks 12th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — gross production index number rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.3%. 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 Sorghum — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.