Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.02 LSU/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Mauritania stood at 0.02 LSU/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Mauritania peaked at 0.03 LSU/ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.01 LSU/ha, in 1974.
That places Mauritania 179th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.03 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.02 LSU/ha | -33.3% |
| 1970 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.01 LSU/ha | -50.0% |
| 1975 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +100.0% |
| 1978 | 0.01 LSU/ha | -50.0% |
| 1979 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +100.0% |
| 1980 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.01 LSU/ha | -50.0% |
| 1985 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +100.0% |
| 1986 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.01 LSU/ha | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 0.02 LSU/ha | -33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0289 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.016 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.019 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.017 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0225 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 179 Botswana 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 179 Congo 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 179 Kazakhstan 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 179 Mauritius 0.02 LSU/ha compare
- 179 Sao Tome and Principe 0.02 LSU/ha compare
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- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Mauritania?
- Cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Mauritania was 0.02 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.03 LSU/ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 LSU/ha in 1974.
- How does Mauritania rank for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Mauritania ranks 179th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area. 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.