Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 23.94 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 23.94 %LSU for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Mauritania peaked at 50.42 %LSU in 1962 and was at its lowest, 20.33 %LSU, in 2005.
That places Mauritania 152nd 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 — Share in total livestock in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50.33 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 50.42 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 50.19 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 50.25 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 50.03 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 49.8 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 49.31 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 49 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 42.82 %LSU | -12.6% |
| 1970 | 39.94 %LSU | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 42.26 %LSU | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 38.58 %LSU | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 37.97 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 32.99 %LSU | -13.1% |
| 1975 | 31.72 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 31.52 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 31.74 %LSU | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 29.56 %LSU | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 30.87 %LSU | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 30.36 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 33.31 %LSU | +9.7% |
| 1982 | 34.95 %LSU | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 31.21 %LSU | -10.7% |
| 1984 | 30.03 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 30.93 %LSU | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 30.28 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 30.17 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 30.03 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 29.71 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 29.58 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 29.56 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 26.07 %LSU | -11.8% |
| 1993 | 25.62 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 23.9 %LSU | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 23.96 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 22.65 %LSU | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 25.54 %LSU | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 25.08 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 24.38 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 24.16 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 23.94 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 23.17 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 23.29 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 20.37 %LSU | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 20.33 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 24.25 %LSU | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 20.82 %LSU | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 22.68 %LSU | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 25.4 %LSU | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 24.86 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 24.55 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 24.28 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 23.92 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 24.43 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 23.45 %LSU | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 24.97 %LSU | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 24.04 %LSU | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 24.05 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.19 %LSU | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 24.25 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 24.19 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 24.31 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 23.94 %LSU | -1.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 23.94 %LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.62 %LSU, 42% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 23.94 %LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.28 %LSU, 43% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.13 %LSU | 42.82 %LSU | 50.42 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.71 %LSU | 29.56 %LSU | 42.26 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.1 %LSU | 29.71 %LSU | 34.95 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.63 %LSU | 22.65 %LSU | 29.58 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.84 %LSU | 20.33 %LSU | 25.4 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.27 %LSU | 23.45 %LSU | 24.97 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.17 %LSU | 23.94 %LSU | 24.31 %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 cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Mauritania?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Mauritania was 23.94 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 50.42 %LSU in 1962.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.33 %LSU in 2005.
- How does Mauritania rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Mauritania ranks 152nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 — 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.