Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted was 21.5 percent in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 21.5 percent for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Mauritania peaked at 39.2 percent in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.5 percent, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 51st of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.2 percent | — |
| 2001 | 37.8 percent | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 36.5 percent | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 35.1 percent | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 33.7 percent | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 32.4 percent | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 31 percent | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 29.7 percent | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 28.6 percent | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 27.5 percent | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 26.6 percent | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 25.8 percent | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 25.2 percent | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 24.7 percent | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 24.4 percent | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 24 percent | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 23.7 percent | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 23.3 percent | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 22.9 percent | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 22.4 percent | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 22 percent | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 21.7 percent | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 21.6 percent | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 21.6 percent | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21.5 percent | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.15 percent | 27.5 percent | 39.2 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3 percent | 22.4 percent | 26.6 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.68 percent | 21.5 percent | 22 percent | 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 share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Mauritania?
- Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Mauritania was 21.5 percent in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2 percent in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5 percent in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Mauritania ranks 51st out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Childhood stunting is the share of children younger than five years that are stunted, which means they are two standard deviations below the median height-for-age of the WHO's Child Growth Standards. Undernourishment is when a person's daily food intake does not provide enough energy to maintain a normal, active, and healthy life.