How have things changed?, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.1239 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per capita in Mauritania, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.1239 metric tons per person for how have things changed?, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.2231 metric tons per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0147 metric tons per person, in 1980.
Mauritania ranks 18th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0264 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0277 metric tons per person | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0306 metric tons per person | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0358 metric tons per person | +16.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0403 metric tons per person | +12.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0451 metric tons per person | +11.8% |
| 1971 | 0.052 metric tons per person | +15.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0311 metric tons per person | -40.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0276 metric tons per person | -11.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0352 metric tons per person | +27.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0266 metric tons per person | -24.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0257 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.028 metric tons per person | +8.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0298 metric tons per person | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0171 metric tons per person | -42.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0147 metric tons per person | -14.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0387 metric tons per person | +164.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0361 metric tons per person | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0508 metric tons per person | +40.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0349 metric tons per person | -31.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0389 metric tons per person | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0437 metric tons per person | +12.3% |
| 1987 | 0.049 metric tons per person | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0418 metric tons per person | -14.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0399 metric tons per person | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0338 metric tons per person | -15.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0337 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0316 metric tons per person | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0273 metric tons per person | -13.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0239 metric tons per person | -12.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0243 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0269 metric tons per person | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0307 metric tons per person | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0396 metric tons per person | +28.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0411 metric tons per person | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0438 metric tons per person | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0523 metric tons per person | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 0.057 metric tons per person | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0713 metric tons per person | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0944 metric tons per person | +32.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1037 metric tons per person | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0549 metric tons per person | -47.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0722 metric tons per person | +31.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0614 metric tons per person | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 0.066 metric tons per person | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0815 metric tons per person | +23.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1062 metric tons per person | +30.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1209 metric tons per person | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1039 metric tons per person | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0983 metric tons per person | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1018 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1492 metric tons per person | +46.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1887 metric tons per person | +26.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2231 metric tons per person | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1613 metric tons per person | -27.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1475 metric tons per person | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1611 metric tons per person | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1443 metric tons per person | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1321 metric tons per person | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1239 metric tons per person | -6.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.1239 metric tons per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0091 metric tons per person, 13.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.1239 metric tons per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0062 metric tons per person, 19.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +164.5% | 0.0147 metric tons per person | 0.0387 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0322 metric tons per person | 0.0264 metric tons per person | 0.0403 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0318 metric tons per person | 0.0171 metric tons per person | 0.052 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0389 metric tons per person | 0.0147 metric tons per person | 0.0508 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0313 metric tons per person | 0.0239 metric tons per person | 0.0411 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0677 metric tons per person | 0.0438 metric tons per person | 0.1037 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1335 metric tons per person | 0.0815 metric tons per person | 0.2231 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1418 metric tons per person | 0.1239 metric tons per person | 0.1611 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 how have things changed?, per capita in Mauritania?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Mauritania was 0.1239 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2231 metric tons per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0147 metric tons per person in 1980.
- How does Mauritania rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 18th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. 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 How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.