Mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Mauritania
Mauritania: Mean body mass index bmi in adult males was 23.2 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Mauritania, 1975–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 23.2 for mean body mass index bmi in adult males in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Mauritania peaked at 23.2 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19.2, in 1975.
That places Mauritania 142nd out of 188 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 19.2 | — |
| 1976 | 19.4 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 19.5 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 19.6 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 19.8 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 19.9 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 20 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 20.2 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 20.3 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 20.5 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 20.6 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 20.7 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 20.9 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 21 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 21.1 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 21.2 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 21.4 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 21.5 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 21.6 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 21.7 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 21.8 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 21.9 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 22 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 22.1 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 22.1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 22.2 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 22.3 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 22.4 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 22.5 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 22.6 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 22.7 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 22.8 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 22.8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22.9 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 23 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 23.1 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 23.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23.2 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 23.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23.2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.5 | 19.2 | 19.8 | 5 |
| 1980s | 20.52 | 19.9 | 21.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.73 | 21.2 | 22.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.62 | 22.2 | 23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.13 | 23 | 23.2 | 7 |
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 mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Mauritania?
- Mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Mauritania was 23.2 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean body mass index bmi in adult males recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2 in 2014.
- What is the lowest mean body mass index bmi in adult males recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2 in 1975.
- How does Mauritania rank for mean body mass index bmi in adult males?
- Mauritania ranks 142nd out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean body mass index bmi in adult males rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 Mean body mass index bmi in adult males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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