Dietary compositions by commodity group in Mauritania

Mauritania: Dietary compositions by commodity group was 31.57 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
31.57
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
148th
of 192 countries
All-time high
40
in 2020
All-time low
11.14
in 1993
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Dietary compositions by commodity group in Mauritania, 1961–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, dietary compositions by commodity group in Mauritania stood at 31.57.

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 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.14, in 1993.

That places Mauritania 148th out of 192 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.

Dietary compositions by commodity group in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Dietary compositions by commodity group in Mauritania, 1961 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1961 18.78 —
1962 18.82 +0.2%
1963 18.86 +0.2%
1964 18.88 +0.1%
1965 19.93 +5.5%
1966 19.93 +0.0%
1967 19.91 -0.1%
1968 22 +10.5%
1969 17.78 -19.2%
1970 16.72 -6.0%
1971 18.78 +12.4%
1972 16.68 -11.2%
1973 14.58 -12.6%
1974 13.53 -7.2%
1975 16.65 +23.0%
1976 15.6 -6.3%
1977 16.64 +6.7%
1978 17.69 +6.3%
1979 18.73 +5.9%
1980 17.69 -5.6%
1981 16.66 -5.9%
1982 16.64 -0.1%
1983 16.64 -0.0%
1984 15.59 -6.3%
1985 15.57 -0.1%
1986 17.62 +13.2%
1987 14.49 -17.8%
1988 20.66 +42.6%
1989 16.55 -19.9%
1990 17.63 +6.5%
1991 16.57 -6.0%
1992 15.38 -7.2%
1993 11.14 -27.5%
1994 12.09 +8.5%
1995 12.11 +0.2%
1996 12.23 +1.0%
1997 13.35 +9.1%
1998 15.46 +15.8%
1999 14.48 -6.3%
2000 17.61 +21.7%
2001 18.75 +6.5%
2002 18.91 +0.8%
2003 21.17 +12.0%
2004 22.36 +5.6%
2005 14.99 -33.0%
2006 20.41 +36.2%
2007 18.3 -10.3%
2008 20.43 +11.6%
2009 21.41 +4.8%
2010 22.1 +3.2%
2011 33.57 +51.9%
2012 36.41 +8.5%
2013 35.61 -2.2%
2014 33.21 -6.7%
2015 34.05 +2.5%
2016 33.15 -2.6%
2017 32.9 -0.8%
2018 38.92 +18.3%
2019 35.51 -8.8%
2020 40 +12.6%
2021 38.84 -2.9%
2022 32.11 -17.3%
2023 31.57 -1.7%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

  • Mauritania's 31.57 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.87, 75% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Mauritania's 31.57 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.71, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 19.43 17.78 22 9
1970s 16.56 13.53 18.78 10
1980s 16.81 14.49 20.66 10
1990s 14.04 11.14 17.63 10
2000s 19.44 14.99 22.36 10
2010s 33.54 22.1 38.92 10
2020s 35.63 31.57 40 4

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 145 Austria 33.36 compare
  2. 146 Togo 32.81 compare
  3. 147 Brazil 31.8 compare
  4. 149 United Arab Emirates 31.29 compare
  5. 150 Turkmenistan 31.06 compare
  6. 151 Peru 30.57 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 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest dietary compositions by commodity group recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 40 in 2020.
What is the lowest dietary compositions by commodity group recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 11.14 in 1993.
How does Mauritania rank for dietary compositions by commodity group?
Mauritania ranks 148th out of 192 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 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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Indicator
Dietary compositions by commodity group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
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