Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 1,537 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 1,537 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in 2024.
The figure is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Mauritania peaked at 2,036 kg per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 637.5 kg per hectare, in 2004.
Mauritania ranks 143rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 808.51 kg per hectare | 667.8 kg per hectare | 894.5 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 763.79 kg per hectare | 637.5 kg per hectare | 1,012 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,354 kg per hectare | 955.2 kg per hectare | 1,910 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,642 kg per hectare | 1,322 kg per hectare | 2,036 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More poverty & inequality data for Mauritania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.7 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.6% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.603 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1407 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1407 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1559 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 24.7% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.35 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 71.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Mauritania?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Mauritania was 1,537 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2,036 kg per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 637.5 kg per hectare in 2004.
- How does Mauritania rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Mauritania ranks 143rd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.