Camels — Stocks in Mauritania
Mauritania: Camels — Stocks was 1.08 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Camels — Stocks in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 1.08 million LSU for camels — stocks in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, camels — stocks in Mauritania peaked at 1.12 million LSU in 2005 and was at its lowest, 385,000 LSU, in 1961.
That places Mauritania 9th out of 48 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Camels — Stocks in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 385,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 399,000 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 413,000 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 427,000 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 441,000 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 455,000 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 462,000 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 490,000 LSU | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 490,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 509,600 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 497,000 LSU | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 493,500 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 490,000 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 469,000 LSU | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 490,000 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 494,900 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 499,800 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 509,600 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 510,300 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 513,870 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 517,370 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 525,000 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 539,000 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 546,000 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 553,000 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 574,000 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 588,000 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 609,000 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 637,000 LSU | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 665,000 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 693,000 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 756,000 LSU | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 763,700 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 771,400 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 779,100 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 779,100 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 813,400 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 829,500 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 912,800 LSU | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 949,200 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 987,700 LSU | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 1.03 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.06 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.09 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.12 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.05 million LSU | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 1.05 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 939,022 LSU | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 945,595 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 952,214 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 958,880 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 965,592 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 972,300 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.07 million LSU | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 992,600 LSU | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 1.03 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.03 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.04 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.05 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.07 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.08 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.09 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.08 million LSU | -0.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 1.08 million LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,678 LSU, 293.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 1.08 million LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.08 million LSU, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 440,222 LSU | 385,000 LSU | 490,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 496,370 LSU | 469,000 LSU | 510,300 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 560,224 LSU | 513,870 LSU | 637,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 776,300 LSU | 665,000 LSU | 912,800 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 million LSU | 939,022 LSU | 1.12 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 million LSU | 952,214 LSU | 1.07 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 million LSU | 1.07 million LSU | 1.09 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 — stocks in Mauritania?
- Camels — stocks in Mauritania was 1.08 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest camels — stocks recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 million LSU in 2005.
- What is the lowest camels — stocks recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 385,000 LSU in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for camels — stocks?
- Mauritania ranks 9th out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is camels — stocks rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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 — Stocks. 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.