Sweet potato production in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sweet potato production was 5,313 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5,313 tonnes
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
77th
of 120 countries
All-time high
5,363 tonnes
in 2018
All-time low
700 tonnes
in 1973
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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.
Sweet potato production in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,800 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 1,900 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 1,900 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,000 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 2,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,100 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 2,000 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 2,100 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 2,000 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 2,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,800 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 700 tonnes | -61.1% |
| 1974 | 1,600 tonnes | +128.6% |
| 1975 | 1,700 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 1,700 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,800 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 1,800 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,800 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2,100 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 1981 | 2,200 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 2,200 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2,300 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 2,200 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 2,300 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 2,300 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2,400 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 2,500 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 2,500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,586 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 2,156 tonnes | -16.6% |
| 1992 | 2,400 tonnes | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 1,800 tonnes | -25.0% |
| 1994 | 2,000 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 2,015 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 2,026 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 2,000 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 2,046 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 2,066 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 2,088 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 2,112 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 2,136 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 2,163 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 2,191 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 2,221 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 2,200 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2,365 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 2,470 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 2,573 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 2,664 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 2,705 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2,400 tonnes | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 2,500 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 5,239 tonnes | +109.6% |
| 2015 | 5,192 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 5,157 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 5,196 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 5,363 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 5,239 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 5,348 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 5,317 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 5,301 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 5,322 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 5,313 tonnes | -0.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 5,313 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94,021 tonnes, 6% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 5,313 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 179,140 tonnes, 3% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potato production in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +128.6% | 700 tonnes | 1,600 tonnes |
| 2014 | +109.6% | 2,500 tonnes | 5,239 tonnes |
| 1973 | -61.1% | 1,800 tonnes | 700 tonnes |
| 1993 | -25.0% | 2,400 tonnes | 1,800 tonnes |
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 |
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 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.