Food aid received in Mauritania
Mauritania: Food aid received was 5.89 million million USD in 2016. ▲ Rising
Food aid received in Mauritania, 2002–2016
Source: OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 5.89 million million USD for food aid received in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.5% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food aid received in Mauritania peaked at 27.18 million million USD in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.89 million million USD, in 2016.
That places Mauritania 39th out of 103 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.31 million million USD | 8.23 million million USD | 19.41 million million USD | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.28 million million USD | 5.89 million million USD | 27.18 million million USD | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is food aid received in Mauritania?
- Food aid received in Mauritania was 5.89 million million USD in 2016, according to OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food aid received recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 27.18 million million USD in 2012.
- What is the lowest food aid received recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.89 million million USD in 2016.
- How does Mauritania rank for food aid received?
- Mauritania ranks 39th out of 103 countries with data for 2016.
- Is food aid received rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Food aid received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Food aid received per year, as measured in constant 2016 USD.