Camels — Share in total livestock in Mauritania
Mauritania: Camels — Share in total livestock was 26.21 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Camels — Share in total livestock in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for camels — share in total livestock in Mauritania is 26.21 %LSU, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, camels — share in total livestock in Mauritania peaked at 33.61 %LSU in 1995 and was at its lowest, 18.02 %LSU, in 1961.
Mauritania ranks 3rd of 48 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Camels — Share in total livestock in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.02 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 18.29 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 18.51 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 18.74 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 18.86 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 18.96 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 18.67 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 19.21 %LSU | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 21.86 %LSU | +13.8% |
| 1970 | 22.61 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 22.7 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 24.56 %LSU | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 24.8 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 27.75 %LSU | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 28.19 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 27.22 %LSU | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 26.62 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 26.75 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 26.41 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 26.07 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 24.67 %LSU | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 24.46 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 28.04 %LSU | +14.6% |
| 1984 | 29.81 %LSU | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 28.5 %LSU | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 28.96 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 29.08 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 29.03 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 29.12 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 29.14 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 29.27 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 32.84 %LSU | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 32.61 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 33.51 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 33.61 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 31.45 %LSU | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 30.71 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 29.85 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 30.17 %LSU | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 30.18 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 30.21 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 30.43 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 30.79 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 32.42 %LSU | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 33.01 %LSU | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 29.83 %LSU | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 31.18 %LSU | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 29.97 %LSU | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 28.27 %LSU | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 27.83 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 27.29 %LSU | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 26.81 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 26.23 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 28.19 %LSU | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 25.18 %LSU | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 26.33 %LSU | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 26.54 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 26.7 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 26.59 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 26.63 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 26.52 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 26.55 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 26.21 %LSU | -1.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 26.21 %LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.07 %LSU, 374.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 26.21 %LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.49 %LSU, 2.8× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.01 %LSU | 18.02 %LSU | 21.86 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.76 %LSU | 22.61 %LSU | 28.19 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.77 %LSU | 24.46 %LSU | 29.81 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.32 %LSU | 29.14 %LSU | 33.61 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.63 %LSU | 28.27 %LSU | 33.01 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.77 %LSU | 25.18 %LSU | 28.19 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.48 %LSU | 26.21 %LSU | 26.63 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 1 Somalia 53.92 %LSU compare
- 2 United Arab Emirates 35.92 %LSU compare
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 0.87 %LSU compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.54 %LSU compare
- 4 Oman 24.36 %LSU compare
- 5 Saudi Arabia 22.32 %LSU compare
- 6 Chad 19.5 %LSU compare
- 6 Türkiye 0 %LSU compare
More environment data for Mauritania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4893 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is camels — share in total livestock in Mauritania?
- Camels — share in total livestock in Mauritania was 26.21 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest camels — share in total livestock recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 33.61 %LSU in 1995.
- What is the lowest camels — share in total livestock recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.02 %LSU in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for camels — share in total livestock?
- Mauritania ranks 3rd out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is camels — share in total livestock rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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, published as part of Camels — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.