Yams production in Mauritania
Mauritania: Yams production was 3,033 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yams production in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 3,033 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 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,700, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,800 | — |
| 1962 | 1,900 | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 1,900 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,000 | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,100 | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 2,000 | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 2,100 | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 2,100 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2,100 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,900 | -9.5% |
| 1973 | 1,700 | -10.5% |
| 1974 | 1,800 | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,900 | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 2,000 | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2,100 | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 2,100 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2,200 | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 2,200 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2,300 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 2,400 | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 2,500 | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 2,600 | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 2,600 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,700 | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 2,700 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,800 | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 2,900 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 2,800 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 2,100 | -25.0% |
| 1994 | 2,500 | +19.0% |
| 1995 | 2,578 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 2,582 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 2,500 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 2,573 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 2,584 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 2,596 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 2,612 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 2,625 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 2,600 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 2,606 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 2,604 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 2,800 | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 2,787 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 2,832 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 2,816 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 2,831 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2,845 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 3,000 | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,969 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 2,905 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 2,916 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2,934 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 2,950 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,963 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2,981 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 3,004 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 3,010 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 3,021 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 3,033 | +0.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 3,033 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55,772, 5% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 3,033 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 121,999, 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 | 2,100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,978 | 1,800 | 2,100 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,940 | 1,700 | 2,100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,430 | 2,100 | 2,700 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,592 | 2,100 | 2,900 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,688 | 2,596 | 2,832 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,931 | 2,831 | 3,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,010 | 2,981 | 3,033 | 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 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yams production recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 3,033 in 2024.
- What is the lowest yams production recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,700 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Yams production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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