Milk production, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Milk production, per capita was 0.0704 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Milk production, per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, milk production, per capita in Mauritania stood at 0.0704 tonnes per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.2363 tonnes per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0704 tonnes per person, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 86th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Milk production, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2363 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2356 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2343 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2325 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2319 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2322 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2293 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2286 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2253 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.221 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2058 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1918 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1589 tonnes per person | -17.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1389 tonnes per person | -12.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1428 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1544 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1578 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1575 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.157 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1553 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.152 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1476 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1454 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1227 tonnes per person | -15.6% |
| 1985 | 0.13 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1353 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1342 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1345 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1363 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1368 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1167 tonnes per person | -14.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1122 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.114 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1087 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1076 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1099 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1081 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1085 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1082 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1063 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.104 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1082 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1062 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1056 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.105 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1019 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0995 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0974 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0975 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0934 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0914 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.089 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0866 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0922 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0875 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0889 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0838 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0835 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0793 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0774 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0764 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.074 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0722 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0704 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0704 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0353 tonnes per person, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0704 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0177 tonnes per person, 4.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2318 tonnes per person | 0.2253 tonnes per person | 0.2363 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1686 tonnes per person | 0.1389 tonnes per person | 0.221 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1393 tonnes per person | 0.1227 tonnes per person | 0.1553 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1131 tonnes per person | 0.1076 tonnes per person | 0.1368 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1032 tonnes per person | 0.0974 tonnes per person | 0.1082 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0876 tonnes per person | 0.0793 tonnes per person | 0.0934 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0741 tonnes per person | 0.0704 tonnes per person | 0.0774 tonnes 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 milk production, per capita in Mauritania?
- Milk production, per capita in Mauritania was 0.0704 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2363 tonnes per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0704 tonnes per person in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for milk production, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 86th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.