What is the highest dietary compositions by commodity group recorded in Mauritania?

The highest recorded value was 40 kilocalories per day per capita in 2020.

What is the lowest dietary compositions by commodity group recorded in Mauritania?

The lowest recorded value was 11.14 kilocalories per day per capita in 1993.

How does Mauritania rank for dietary compositions by commodity group?

Mauritania ranks 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is dietary compositions by commodity group rising or falling in Mauritania?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Mauritania data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Dietary compositions by commodity group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Dietary compositions by commodity group in Mauritania

Name: Dietary compositions by commodity group in Mauritania
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mauritania: Dietary compositions by commodity group was 31.57 kilocalories per day per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

31.57 kilocalories per day per capita

Change on year

down 1.7%

World rank

148th

of 191 countries

All-time high

40 kilocalories per day per capita

in 2020

All-time low

11.14 kilocalories per day per capita

in 1993

Years of data

1961–2023

Dietary compositions by commodity group in Mauritania, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day per capita.

Analysis

In 2023, dietary compositions by commodity group in Mauritania stood at 31.57 kilocalories per day per capita.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dietary compositions by commodity group in Mauritania peaked at 40 kilocalories per day per capita in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.14 kilocalories per day per capita, in 1993.

That places Mauritania 148th out of 191 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	19.43 kilocalories per day per capita	17.78 kilocalories per day per capita	22 kilocalories per day per capita	9
1970s	16.56 kilocalories per day per capita	13.53 kilocalories per day per capita	18.78 kilocalories per day per capita	10
1980s	16.81 kilocalories per day per capita	14.49 kilocalories per day per capita	20.66 kilocalories per day per capita	10
1990s	14.04 kilocalories per day per capita	11.14 kilocalories per day per capita	17.63 kilocalories per day per capita	10
2000s	19.44 kilocalories per day per capita	14.99 kilocalories per day per capita	22.36 kilocalories per day per capita	10
2010s	33.54 kilocalories per day per capita	22.1 kilocalories per day per capita	38.92 kilocalories per day per capita	10
2020s	35.63 kilocalories per day per capita	31.57 kilocalories per day per capita	40 kilocalories per day per capita	4

Countries ranked near Mauritania

145 Austria 33.36 kilocalories per day per capita compare
146 Togo 32.81 kilocalories per day per capita compare
147 Brazil 31.8 kilocalories per day per capita compare
149 United Arab Emirates 31.29 kilocalories per day per capita compare
150 Turkmenistan 31.06 kilocalories per day per capita compare
151 Peru 30.57 kilocalories per day per capita compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is dietary compositions by commodity group in Mauritania?: Dietary compositions by commodity group in Mauritania was 31.57 kilocalories per day per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest dietary compositions by commodity group recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 40 kilocalories per day per capita in 2020.
What is the lowest dietary compositions by commodity group recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 11.14 kilocalories per day per capita in 1993.
How does Mauritania rank for dietary compositions by commodity group?: Mauritania ranks 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is dietary compositions by commodity group rising or falling in Mauritania?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Dietary compositions by commodity group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Dietary compositions by commodity group
Unit: kilocalories per day per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average per capita dietary energy supply by commodity groups, measured in kilocalories per person per day.