What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?

The highest recorded value was 0.0052 t per square kilometre in 2018.

What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 t per square kilometre in 1973.

How does Mauritania rank for sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre?

Mauritania ranks 91st out of 99 countries with data for 2023.

Is sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?

Over the last ten years it is up 112.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Mauritania data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Mauritania

Name: Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Mauritania: Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre was 0.0052 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.0052 t per square kilometre

Change on year

up 0.4%

World rank

91st

of 99 countries

All-time high

0.0052 t per square kilometre

in 2018

All-time low

0.0007 t per square kilometre

in 1973

Years of data

1961–2023

Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Mauritania stood at 0.0052 t per square kilometre.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 112.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.0052 t per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 t per square kilometre, in 1973.

That places Mauritania 91st out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961 to 2023.
Year	t per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0017 t per square kilometre	—
1962	0.0018 t per square kilometre	+5.6%
1963	0.0018 t per square kilometre	+0.0%
1964	0.0019 t per square kilometre	+5.3%
1965	0.0019 t per square kilometre	+0.0%
1966	0.0019 t per square kilometre	+0.0%
1967	0.002 t per square kilometre	+5.0%
1968	0.0019 t per square kilometre	-4.8%
1969	0.002 t per square kilometre	+5.0%
1970	0.0019 t per square kilometre	-4.8%
1971	0.0019 t per square kilometre	+0.0%
1972	0.0017 t per square kilometre	-10.0%
1973	0.0007 t per square kilometre	-61.1%
1974	0.0016 t per square kilometre	+128.6%
1975	0.0016 t per square kilometre	+6.2%
1976	0.0016 t per square kilometre	+0.0%
1977	0.0017 t per square kilometre	+5.9%
1978	0.0017 t per square kilometre	+0.0%
1979	0.0017 t per square kilometre	+0.0%
1980	0.002 t per square kilometre	+16.7%
1981	0.0021 t per square kilometre	+4.8%
1982	0.0021 t per square kilometre	+0.0%
1983	0.0022 t per square kilometre	+4.5%
1984	0.0021 t per square kilometre	-4.3%
1985	0.0022 t per square kilometre	+4.5%
1986	0.0022 t per square kilometre	+0.0%
1987	0.0023 t per square kilometre	+4.3%
1988	0.0024 t per square kilometre	+4.2%
1989	0.0024 t per square kilometre	+0.0%
1990	0.0025 t per square kilometre	+3.4%
1991	0.0021 t per square kilometre	-16.6%
1992	0.0023 t per square kilometre	+11.3%
1993	0.0017 t per square kilometre	-25.0%
1994	0.0019 t per square kilometre	+11.1%
1995	0.002 t per square kilometre	+0.8%
1996	0.002 t per square kilometre	+0.5%
1997	0.0019 t per square kilometre	-1.3%
1998	0.002 t per square kilometre	+2.3%
1999	0.002 t per square kilometre	+1.0%
2000	0.002 t per square kilometre	+1.1%
2001	0.002 t per square kilometre	+1.1%
2002	0.0021 t per square kilometre	+1.2%
2003	0.0021 t per square kilometre	+1.2%
2004	0.0021 t per square kilometre	+1.3%
2005	0.0022 t per square kilometre	+1.4%
2006	0.0021 t per square kilometre	-1.0%
2007	0.0023 t per square kilometre	+7.5%
2008	0.0024 t per square kilometre	+4.5%
2009	0.0025 t per square kilometre	+4.2%
2010	0.0026 t per square kilometre	+3.5%
2011	0.0026 t per square kilometre	+1.5%
2012	0.0023 t per square kilometre	-11.3%
2013	0.0024 t per square kilometre	+4.2%
2014	0.0051 t per square kilometre	+109.6%
2015	0.005 t per square kilometre	-0.9%
2016	0.005 t per square kilometre	-0.7%
2017	0.005 t per square kilometre	+0.8%
2018	0.0052 t per square kilometre	+3.2%
2019	0.0051 t per square kilometre	-2.3%
2020	0.0052 t per square kilometre	+2.1%
2021	0.0052 t per square kilometre	-0.6%
2022	0.0051 t per square kilometre	-0.3%
2023	0.0052 t per square kilometre	+0.4%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre 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
1974	+128.6%	0.0007 t per square kilometre	0.0016 t per square kilometre
2014	+109.6%	0.0024 t per square kilometre	0.0051 t per square kilometre
1973	-61.1%	0.0017 t per square kilometre	0.0007 t per square kilometre

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0019 t per square kilometre	0.0017 t per square kilometre	0.002 t per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.0016 t per square kilometre	0.0007 t per square kilometre	0.0019 t per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0022 t per square kilometre	0.002 t per square kilometre	0.0024 t per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.002 t per square kilometre	0.0017 t per square kilometre	0.0025 t per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0022 t per square kilometre	0.002 t per square kilometre	0.0025 t per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.004 t per square kilometre	0.0023 t per square kilometre	0.0052 t per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0052 t per square kilometre	0.0051 t per square kilometre	0.0052 t per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Mauritania

88 Australia 0.0119 t per square kilometre compare
89 Belize 0.0092 t per square kilometre compare
90 Maldives 0.0069 t per square kilometre compare
92 Suriname 0.0038 t per square kilometre compare
93 Panama 0.0035 t per square kilometre compare
94 Botswana 0.002 t per square kilometre compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Mauritania?: Sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.0052 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 0.0052 t per square kilometre in 2018.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 t per square kilometre in 1973.
How does Mauritania rank for sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre?: Mauritania ranks 91st out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
Is sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?: Over the last ten years it is up 112.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Sweet potatoes — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Sweet potatoes — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Sweet potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre
Unit: t per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 100 places, 5,585 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 10 October 2026

Sweet potatoes — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.