Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 78.42 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Mauritania is 78.42, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Mauritania peaked at 166.77 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 44.36, in 1973.
That places Mauritania 77th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 162.29 | — |
| 1962 | 166.77 | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 162.24 | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 166.04 | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 161.32 | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 156.63 | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 159.6 | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 147.46 | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 150.18 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 138.73 | -7.6% |
| 1971 | 134.59 | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 117.53 | -12.7% |
| 1973 | 44.36 | -62.3% |
| 1974 | 98.42 | +121.9% |
| 1975 | 101.53 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 98.6 | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 101.44 | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 98.6 | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 95.84 | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 108.69 | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 110.65 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 107.51 | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 109.21 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 101.49 | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 103.09 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 100.16 | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 101.55 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 102.77 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 100.22 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 101.08 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 81.82 | -19.1% |
| 1992 | 87.68 | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 63.16 | -28.0% |
| 1994 | 67.83 | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 66.49 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 65.54 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 63.28 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 63.06 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 62.01 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 60.96 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 60.14 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 59.51 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 58.88 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 58.27 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 57.66 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 55.69 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 58.33 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 59.2 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 59.76 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 59.92 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 58.91 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 50.59 | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 51.07 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 103.85 | +103.3% |
| 2015 | 99.87 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 96.27 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 94.14 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 94.33 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 89.46 | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 88.7 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 85.67 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 82.95 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 80.84 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 78.42 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 159.17 | 147.46 | 166.77 | 9 |
| 1970s | 102.96 | 44.36 | 138.73 | 10 |
| 1980s | 104.53 | 100.16 | 110.65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.2 | 62.01 | 101.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.84 | 55.69 | 60.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.84 | 50.59 | 103.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.32 | 78.42 | 88.7 | 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 sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Mauritania?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Mauritania was 78.42 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 166.77 in 1962.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.36 in 1973.
- How does Mauritania rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Mauritania ranks 77th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.