Yams production in Mauritania
Mauritania: Yams production was 3,033 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yams 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 3,033 tonnes for yams production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams production in Mauritania peaked at 3,033 tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,700 tonnes, in 1973.
That places Mauritania 41st out of 63 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.
Yams 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 | 2,100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2,100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,900 tonnes | -9.5% |
| 1973 | 1,700 tonnes | -10.5% |
| 1974 | 1,800 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 1,800 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,900 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 2,000 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 2,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2,100 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 2,100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2,200 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 2,200 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2,300 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 2,400 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 2,500 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 2,600 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 2,600 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,700 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 2,700 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,800 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 2,900 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 2,800 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 2,100 tonnes | -25.0% |
| 1994 | 2,500 tonnes | +19.0% |
| 1995 | 2,578 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 2,582 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 2,500 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 2,573 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 2,584 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 2,596 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 2,612 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 2,625 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 2,600 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 2,606 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 2,604 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 2,800 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 2,787 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 2,832 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 2,816 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 2,831 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2,845 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 3,000 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 3,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,969 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 2,905 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 2,916 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2,934 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 2,950 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,963 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2,981 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 3,004 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 3,010 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 3,021 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 3,033 tonnes | +0.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 3,033 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55,772 tonnes, 5% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 3,033 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 121,999 tonnes, 2% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yams 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -25.0% | 2,800 tonnes | 2,100 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,978 tonnes | 1,800 tonnes | 2,100 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,940 tonnes | 1,700 tonnes | 2,100 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,430 tonnes | 2,100 tonnes | 2,700 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,592 tonnes | 2,100 tonnes | 2,900 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,688 tonnes | 2,596 tonnes | 2,832 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,931 tonnes | 2,831 tonnes | 3,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,010 tonnes | 2,981 tonnes | 3,033 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 yams production in Mauritania?
- Yams production in Mauritania was 3,033 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 yams production recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 3,033 tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest yams production recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,700 tonnes in 1973.
- How does Mauritania rank for yams production?
- Mauritania ranks 41st out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yams production rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Yams production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Yam production is measured in tonnes.