Sweet potato production in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sweet potato production was 5,313 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potato production in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 5,313 tonnes for sweet potato production in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potato production in Mauritania peaked at 5,363 tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 700 tonnes, in 1973.
That places Mauritania 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,978 tonnes | 1,800 tonnes | 2,100 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,690 tonnes | 700 tonnes | 2,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,300 tonnes | 2,100 tonnes | 2,500 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,109 tonnes | 1,800 tonnes | 2,586 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,252 tonnes | 2,088 tonnes | 2,573 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,165 tonnes | 2,400 tonnes | 5,363 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,320 tonnes | 5,301 tonnes | 5,348 tonnes | 5 |
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More reference data data for Mauritania
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- Temperature anomalies by month 0.348 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3267 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -1.5 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potato production in Mauritania?
- Sweet potato production in Mauritania was 5,313 tonnes 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 sweet potato production recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 5,363 tonnes in 2018.
- What is the lowest sweet potato production recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 700 tonnes in 1973.
- How does Mauritania rank for sweet potato production?
- Mauritania ranks 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potato production rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Sweet potato production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.