Spices — Food supply in Mauritania
Mauritania: Spices — Food supply was 3,284 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Spices — Food supply in Mauritania, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 3,284 million Kcal for spices — food supply in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.4% on the previous year and up 362.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spices — food supply in Mauritania peaked at 10,965 million Kcal in 2020 and was at its lowest, 535.79 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Mauritania 144th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spices — Food supply in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 535.79 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 653.01 million Kcal | +21.9% |
| 2012 | 816.36 million Kcal | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 710.14 million Kcal | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 721.25 million Kcal | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 792.37 million Kcal | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 760.59 million Kcal | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 782.3 million Kcal | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 662.66 million Kcal | -15.3% |
| 2019 | 1,740 million Kcal | +162.5% |
| 2020 | 10,965 million Kcal | +530.3% |
| 2021 | 6,629 million Kcal | -39.5% |
| 2022 | 5,004 million Kcal | -24.5% |
| 2023 | 3,284 million Kcal | -34.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 3,284 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15,554 million Kcal, 21% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 3,284 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,140 million Kcal, 36% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spices — Food supply 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +530.3% | 1,740 million Kcal | 10,965 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 817.42 million Kcal | 535.79 million Kcal | 1,740 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,471 million Kcal | 3,284 million Kcal | 10,965 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 spices — food supply in Mauritania?
- Spices — food supply in Mauritania was 3,284 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest spices — food supply recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 10,965 million Kcal in 2020.
- What is the lowest spices — food supply recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 535.79 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Mauritania rank for spices — food supply?
- Mauritania ranks 144th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spices — food supply rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 362.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Spices — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.