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 51 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.

Camels — Share in total livestock in Mauritania

Name: Camels — Share in total livestock in Mauritania
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Mauritania: Camels — Share in total livestock was 26.21 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

26.21 %LSU

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

3rd

of 51 countries

All-time high

33.61 %LSU

in 1995

All-time low

18.02 %LSU

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

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 51 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

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
4 Oman 24.36 %LSU compare
5 Saudi Arabia 22.32 %LSU compare
6 Chad 19.5 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 70 places →

More environment data for Mauritania

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 9.78 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 45.01 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 38.08 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 98.84 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 39,250 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.03 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 10 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 1.13 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 450 1000 ha (2024)
Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)

All data for Mauritania →

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 51 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

Indicator: Camels — Share in total livestock
Unit: %LSU
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 70 places, 3,852 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.