25_SDR holdings, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: 25_SDR holdings, per capita was 0.686 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
25_SDR holdings, per capita in Mauritania, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 25_sdr holdings, per capita in Mauritania is 0.686 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 74.2% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 25_sdr holdings, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 2 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 units per person, in 1999.
That places Mauritania 165th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
25_SDR holdings, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0467 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.5158 units per person | +1005.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0657 units per person | -87.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0707 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0188 units per person | -73.4% |
| 1995 | 0.001 units per person | -94.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1434 units per person | +13930.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0307 units per person | -78.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0885 units per person | +187.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 units per person | -99.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 units per person | +112.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0816 units per person | +5252.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0463 units per person | -43.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0518 units per person | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 0.025 units per person | -51.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0073 units per person | -70.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0136 units per person | +85.7% |
| 2007 | 0.016 units per person | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 0.004 units per person | -75.1% |
| 2009 | 0.028 units per person | +604.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0378 units per person | +34.9% |
| 2011 | 0.044 units per person | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 0.413 units per person | +839.6% |
| 2013 | 0.725 units per person | +75.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3957 units per person | -45.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5478 units per person | +38.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2666 units per person | -51.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5927 units per person | +122.3% |
| 2018 | 0.392 units per person | -33.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2461 units per person | -37.2% |
| 2020 | 1.75 units per person | +611.2% |
| 2021 | 1.07 units per person | -38.6% |
| 2022 | 2 units per person | +86.1% |
| 2023 | 0.181 units per person | -90.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3938 units per person | +117.5% |
| 2025 | 0.686 units per person | +74.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.686 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.87 units per person, 6% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.686 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.89 units per person, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 25_SDR holdings, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +13930.2% | 0.001 units per person | 0.1434 units per person |
| 2001 | +5252.5% | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0816 units per person |
| 1991 | +1005.7% | 0.0467 units per person | 0.5158 units per person |
| 2012 | +839.6% | 0.044 units per person | 0.413 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0982 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.5158 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0275 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0816 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3661 units per person | 0.0378 units per person | 0.725 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 units per person | 0.181 units per person | 2 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 162 North Macedonia 0.8616 units per person compare
- 163 Cameroon 0.8175 units per person compare
- 164 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7259 units per person compare
- 166 Papua New Guinea 0.6497 units per person compare
- 167 Madagascar 0.5687 units per person compare
- 168 Yemen 0.564 units per person compare
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0975 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0216 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.327 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1178 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 25_sdr holdings, per capita in Mauritania?
- 25_sdr holdings, per capita in Mauritania was 0.686 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest 25_sdr holdings, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest 25_sdr holdings, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 units per person in 1999.
- How does Mauritania rank for 25_sdr holdings, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 165th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 25_sdr holdings, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of 25_SDR holdings, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
25_SDR holdings divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
25_SDR holdings ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- 25_SDR holdings IMF
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
25_SDR holdings divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.