What is sorghum yields in Mauritania?

Sorghum yields in Mauritania was 0.475 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest sorghum yields recorded in Mauritania?

The highest recorded value was 0.7759 tonnes per hectare in 1987.

What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Mauritania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1448 tonnes per hectare in 2004.

How does Mauritania rank for sorghum yields?

Mauritania ranks 108th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.

Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Mauritania?

Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sorghum yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Sorghum yields in Mauritania

Name: Sorghum yields in Mauritania
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mauritania: Sorghum yields was 0.475 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.475 tonnes per hectare

Change on year

up 6.1%

World rank

108th

of 114 countries

All-time high

0.7759 tonnes per hectare

in 1987

All-time low

0.1448 tonnes per hectare

in 2004

Years of data

1961–2024

Sorghum yields in Mauritania, 1961–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.

Analysis

In 2024, sorghum yields in Mauritania stood at 0.475 tonnes per hectare.

The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Mauritania peaked at 0.7759 tonnes per hectare in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.1448 tonnes per hectare, in 2004.

That places Mauritania 108th out of 114 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.3891 tonnes per hectare	0.3544 tonnes per hectare	0.4175 tonnes per hectare	9
1970s	0.3172 tonnes per hectare	0.1994 tonnes per hectare	0.5468 tonnes per hectare	10
1980s	0.463 tonnes per hectare	0.2333 tonnes per hectare	0.7759 tonnes per hectare	10
1990s	0.5363 tonnes per hectare	0.4078 tonnes per hectare	0.6859 tonnes per hectare	10
2000s	0.4069 tonnes per hectare	0.1448 tonnes per hectare	0.5248 tonnes per hectare	10
2010s	0.4421 tonnes per hectare	0.2793 tonnes per hectare	0.5094 tonnes per hectare	10
2020s	0.4503 tonnes per hectare	0.3723 tonnes per hectare	0.5004 tonnes per hectare	5

Countries ranked near Mauritania

105 Tunisia 0.5158 tonnes per hectare compare
106 Central African Republic 0.5 tonnes per hectare compare
107 New Caledonia 0.4939 tonnes per hectare compare
109 Zimbabwe 0.4667 tonnes per hectare compare
110 Lesotho 0.3959 tonnes per hectare compare
111 Albania 0.3773 tonnes per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 115 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Mauritania

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.33 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.0% (2025)
Rural population 2.05 million (2025)
Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
Rural population 38.5% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2024)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.0% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 20.0% (2025)
Land under cereal production 370,911 hectares (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is sorghum yields in Mauritania?: Sorghum yields in Mauritania was 0.475 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest sorghum yields recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 0.7759 tonnes per hectare in 1987.
What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1448 tonnes per hectare in 2004.
How does Mauritania rank for sorghum yields?: Mauritania ranks 108th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Mauritania?: Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sorghum yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Sorghum yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 115 places, 6,139 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.