Starchy Roots — Food supply in Mauritania
Mauritania: Starchy Roots — Food supply was 21.9 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Mauritania, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, starchy roots — food supply in Mauritania stood at 21.9 kcal/cap/d.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food supply in Mauritania peaked at 24.39 kcal/cap/d in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.21 kcal/cap/d, in 2019.
That places Mauritania 158th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18.36 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 18.39 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 18.11 kcal/cap/d | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 18.2 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 18.4 kcal/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 18.39 kcal/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 18.24 kcal/cap/d | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 18.73 kcal/cap/d | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 18.11 kcal/cap/d | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 13.21 kcal/cap/d | -27.1% |
| 2020 | 24.39 kcal/cap/d | +84.6% |
| 2021 | 22.62 kcal/cap/d | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 23.12 kcal/cap/d | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 21.9 kcal/cap/d | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.81 kcal/cap/d | 13.21 kcal/cap/d | 18.73 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.01 kcal/cap/d | 21.9 kcal/cap/d | 24.39 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
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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 starchy roots — food supply in Mauritania?
- Starchy roots — food supply in Mauritania was 21.9 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 24.39 kcal/cap/d in 2020.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.21 kcal/cap/d in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for starchy roots — food supply?
- Mauritania ranks 158th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food supply rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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 Starchy Roots — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). 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.