Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 102.26 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Mauritania stood at 102.26.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Mauritania peaked at 103.22 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.47, in 1973.
That places Mauritania 56th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 34.64 | — |
| 1962 | 36.57 | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 36.57 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 38.49 | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 38.49 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 38.49 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 40.42 | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 38.49 | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 40.42 | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 38.49 | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 38.49 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 34.64 | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 13.47 | -61.1% |
| 1974 | 30.79 | +128.6% |
| 1975 | 32.72 | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 32.72 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 34.64 | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 34.64 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 34.64 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 40.42 | +16.7% |
| 1981 | 42.34 | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 42.34 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 44.26 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 42.34 | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 44.26 | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 44.26 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 46.19 | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 48.11 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 48.11 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 49.77 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 41.48 | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 46.19 | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 34.64 | -25.0% |
| 1994 | 38.49 | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 38.78 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 38.99 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 38.49 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 39.37 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 39.76 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 40.19 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 40.64 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 41.11 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 41.62 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 42.17 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 42.75 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 42.34 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 45.51 | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 47.54 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 49.51 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 51.26 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 52.05 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 46.19 | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 48.11 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 100.83 | +109.6% |
| 2015 | 99.92 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 99.25 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 100 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 103.22 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 100.82 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 102.93 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 102.33 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 102.03 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 102.43 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 102.26 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.06 | 34.64 | 40.42 | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.52 | 13.47 | 38.49 | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.26 | 40.42 | 48.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.6 | 34.64 | 49.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.34 | 40.19 | 49.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.16 | 46.19 | 103.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.4 | 102.03 | 102.93 | 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 production index number in Mauritania?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production index number in Mauritania was 102.26 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 103.22 in 2018.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.47 in 1973.
- How does Mauritania rank for sweet potatoes — gross production index number?
- Mauritania ranks 56th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.