Starchy Roots — Food supply in Mauritania
Mauritania: Starchy Roots — Food supply was 40,138 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Mauritania, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, starchy roots — food supply in Mauritania stood at 40,138 million Kcal.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food supply in Mauritania peaked at 41,151 million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21,544 million Kcal, in 2019.
That places Mauritania 155th out of 194 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 | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22,718 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 23,509 million Kcal | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 23,917 million Kcal | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 24,812 million Kcal | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 25,848 million Kcal | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 26,628 million Kcal | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 27,203 million Kcal | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 28,782 million Kcal | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 28,671 million Kcal | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 21,544 million Kcal | -24.9% |
| 2020 | 40,953 million Kcal | +90.1% |
| 2021 | 39,087 million Kcal | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 41,151 million Kcal | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 40,138 million Kcal | -2.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 40,138 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 827,551 million Kcal, 5% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 40,138 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.14 million million Kcal, 4% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starchy Roots — 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 | +90.1% | 21,544 million Kcal | 40,953 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25,363 million Kcal | 21,544 million Kcal | 28,782 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,332 million Kcal | 39,087 million Kcal | 41,151 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 152 Estonia 58,805 million Kcal compare
- 153 Trinidad and Tobago 48,048 million Kcal compare
- 154 Guyana 45,047 million Kcal compare
- 156 Timor-Leste 39,957 million Kcal compare
- 156 East Timor 39,957 million Kcal compare
- 158 Polynesia 39,929 million Kcal 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 starchy roots — food supply in Mauritania?
- Starchy roots — food supply in Mauritania was 40,138 million Kcal 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 41,151 million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,544 million Kcal in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for starchy roots — food supply?
- Mauritania ranks 155th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food supply rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.8%. 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). 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.