Botswana vs Mauritania: Wheat production
Botswana
1,328 tonnes
in 2024
Mauritania
2,051 tonnes
in 2024
Botswana rank
111th
Mauritania rank
108th
Wheat production over time
- Botswana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2,051 tonnes against 1,328 tonnes in Botswana, a difference of 723 tonnes.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.5 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 111th and Mauritania ranks 108th of 126 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 447.11 tonnes | 153.89 tonnes | 293.22 tonnes | Botswana |
| 1970s | 534.7 tonnes | 202 tonnes | 332.7 tonnes | Botswana |
| 1980s | 960 tonnes | 423 tonnes | 537 tonnes | Botswana |
| 1990s | 809.1 tonnes | 450.82 tonnes | 358.29 tonnes | Botswana |
| 2000s | 245.52 tonnes | 1,336 tonnes | 1,091 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 158.9 tonnes | 6,232 tonnes | 6,073 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 1,461 tonnes | 4,064 tonnes | 2,603 tonnes | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat production, Botswana or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 2,051 tonnes against 1,328 tonnes in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat production between Botswana and Mauritania?
- 723 tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for wheat production?
- Botswana ranks 111th and Mauritania ranks 108th of 126 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 Wheat production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wheat production is measured in tonnes.