Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0478 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0478 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.1191 animals per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0346 animals per person, in 1995.
That places Mauritania 58th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0987 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1012 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.103 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.11 animals per person | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1169 animals per person | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1182 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1191 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1189 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0844 animals per person | -29.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0818 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1151 animals per person | +40.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0856 animals per person | -25.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0748 animals per person | -12.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0645 animals per person | -13.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0744 animals per person | +15.3% |
| 1976 | 0.076 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0813 animals per person | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0933 animals per person | +14.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0928 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0895 animals per person | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1014 animals per person | +13.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0916 animals per person | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0822 animals per person | -10.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0732 animals per person | -10.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0776 animals per person | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0616 animals per person | -20.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0609 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0611 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0615 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0622 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0697 animals per person | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0623 animals per person | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0354 animals per person | -43.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0347 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0346 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.036 animals per person | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0435 animals per person | +20.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0465 animals per person | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0472 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.067 animals per person | +41.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0691 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0676 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0678 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0697 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0715 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0713 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0695 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0675 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0655 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0634 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0628 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0636 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.061 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0579 animals per person | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0578 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0604 animals per person | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0567 animals per person | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0535 animals per person | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0529 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0518 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0509 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0497 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0487 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0478 animals per person | -1.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0478 animals per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0478 animals per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -43.1% | 0.0623 animals per person | 0.0354 animals per person |
| 2000 | +41.8% | 0.0472 animals per person | 0.067 animals per person |
| 1971 | +40.7% | 0.0818 animals per person | 0.1151 animals per person |
| 1969 | -29.0% | 0.1189 animals per person | 0.0844 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1078 animals per person | 0.0844 animals per person | 0.1191 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.084 animals per person | 0.0645 animals per person | 0.1151 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0761 animals per person | 0.0609 animals per person | 0.1014 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0472 animals per person | 0.0346 animals per person | 0.0697 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0686 animals per person | 0.0655 animals per person | 0.0715 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.059 animals per person | 0.0529 animals per person | 0.0636 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0498 animals per person | 0.0478 animals per person | 0.0518 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More agriculture & rural data for Mauritania
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0865 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 7.47 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mauritania?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mauritania was 0.0478 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1191 animals per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0346 animals per person in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 58th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.