Mauritania vs Yemen: Milk production
Mauritania
363,757 tonnes
in 2024
Yemen
411,155 tonnes
in 2024
Mauritania rank
108th
Yemen rank
106th
Milk production over time
- Mauritania
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 411,155 tonnes against 363,757 tonnes in Mauritania, a difference of 47,398 tonnes.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 108th and Yemen ranks 106th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 220,032 tonnes | 117,856 tonnes | 102,176 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 210,746 tonnes | 95,595 tonnes | 115,151 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 233,574 tonnes | 148,987 tonnes | 84,587 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 254,030 tonnes | 227,107 tonnes | 26,923 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 300,719 tonnes | 311,385 tonnes | 10,666 tonnes | Yemen |
| 2010s | 341,724 tonnes | 338,911 tonnes | 2,813 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 360,955 tonnes | 413,798 tonnes | 52,842 tonnes | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher milk production, Mauritania or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 411,155 tonnes against 363,757 tonnes in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in milk production between Mauritania and Yemen?
- 47,398 tonnes, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Yemen?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Yemen rank globally for milk production?
- Mauritania ranks 108th and Yemen ranks 106th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Milk production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Milk represents the raw equivalents of all dairy products including cheese, yoghurt, cream and milk consumed as the final product.