What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Mauritania?

Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Mauritania was 984,196 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Mauritania?

The highest recorded value was 1.25 million LSU in 1968.

What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Mauritania?

The lowest recorded value was 550,000 LSU in 1984.

How does Mauritania rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?

Mauritania ranks 104th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Mauritania?

Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

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 — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Mauritania

Name: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Mauritania
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Mauritania: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 984,196 LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

984,196 LSU

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

104th

of 206 countries

All-time high

1.25 million LSU

in 1968

All-time low

550,000 LSU

in 1984

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Mauritania, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Mauritania is 984,196 LSU, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Mauritania peaked at 1.25 million LSU in 1968 and was at its lowest, 550,000 LSU, in 1984.

That places Mauritania 104th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.14 million LSU	960,000 LSU	1.25 million LSU	9
1970s	678,750 LSU	551,500 LSU	925,000 LSU	10
1980s	628,700 LSU	550,000 LSU	750,000 LSU	10
1990s	635,266 LSU	550,000 LSU	737,665 LSU	10
2000s	760,822 LSU	684,500 LSU	850,000 LSU	10
2010s	913,569 LSU	850,556 LSU	976,500 LSU	10
2020s	985,063 LSU	976,840 LSU	995,251 LSU	4

Countries ranked near Mauritania

101 Kyrgyzstan 1.08 million LSU compare
102 Eritrea 1.07 million LSU compare
103 Panama 1.06 million LSU compare
105 Haiti 935,097 LSU compare
106 Côte d'Ivoire 934,000 LSU compare
107 Democratic Republic of the Congo 916,234 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 241 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 cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Mauritania?: Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Mauritania was 984,196 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 1.25 million LSU in 1968.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 550,000 LSU in 1984.
How does Mauritania rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?: Mauritania ranks 104th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Mauritania?: Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks
Unit: LSU
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 241 places, 13,793 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.