Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Mauritania
Mauritania: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.3% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Mauritania, 1987–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Mauritania is 0.3%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Mauritania peaked at 12.9% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2014.
Mauritania ranks 46th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 12.9% | — |
| 1993 | 5.0% | -61.0% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | -48.6% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -55.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -21.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -31.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -75.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +89.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9%, 31% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 2.6% | 5.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
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 poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Mauritania?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Mauritania was 0.3% in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 1987.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
- How does Mauritania rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Mauritania ranks 46th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.