Sorghum yields in Mauritania
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
109th
of 115 countries
All-time high
0.7759 tonnes per hectare
in 1987
All-time low
0.1448 tonnes per hectare
in 2004
Years of data
64
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 109th out of 115 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.
Sorghum yields in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3855 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.3942 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3904 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3904 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3544 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3825 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3825 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4041 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4175 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3531 tonnes per hectare | -15.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2042 tonnes per hectare | -42.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1994 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2042 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3319 tonnes per hectare | +62.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4388 tonnes per hectare | +32.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5468 tonnes per hectare | +24.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3716 tonnes per hectare | -32.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3027 tonnes per hectare | -18.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2194 tonnes per hectare | -27.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3218 tonnes per hectare | +46.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2956 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2874 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2333 tonnes per hectare | -18.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2874 tonnes per hectare | +23.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4867 tonnes per hectare | +69.3% |
| 1986 | 0.525 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7759 tonnes per hectare | +47.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6597 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7571 tonnes per hectare | +14.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5153 tonnes per hectare | -31.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4514 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 1992 | 0.502 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5856 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5773 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.635 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6859 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4078 tonnes per hectare | -40.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4677 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 0.535 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5248 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3322 tonnes per hectare | -36.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3581 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4628 tonnes per hectare | +29.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1448 tonnes per hectare | -68.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5156 tonnes per hectare | +256.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4037 tonnes per hectare | -21.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3976 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4395 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4902 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5094 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2793 tonnes per hectare | -45.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5074 tonnes per hectare | +81.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4843 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4241 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4255 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.452 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4375 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4508 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4503 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4559 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3723 tonnes per hectare | -18.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5004 tonnes per hectare | +34.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4479 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 0.475 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.475 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 44% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.475 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9424 tonnes per hectare, 50% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +256.1% | 0.1448 tonnes per hectare | 0.5156 tonnes per hectare |
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 |
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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 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 109th out of 115 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.