Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 984,196 LSU in 2023. ▬ Flat
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 98th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.07 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1.10 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 1.12 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 1.15 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 1.17 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 1.20 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 1.22 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 1.25 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 960,000 LSU | -23.2% |
| 1970 | 900,000 LSU | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 925,000 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 775,000 LSU | -16.2% |
| 1973 | 750,000 LSU | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 557,500 LSU | -25.7% |
| 1975 | 551,500 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 573,000 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 596,000 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 563,000 LSU | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 596,500 LSU | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 598,500 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 698,500 LSU | +16.7% |
| 1982 | 750,000 LSU | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 600,000 LSU | -20.0% |
| 1984 | 550,000 LSU | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 600,000 LSU | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 600,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 610,000 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 630,000 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 650,000 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 675,000 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 700,000 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 600,000 LSU | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 600,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 550,000 LSU | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 555,500 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 561,000 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 676,500 LSU | +20.6% |
| 1998 | 697,000 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 737,665 LSU | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 759,795 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 782,589 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 781,832 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 800,000 LSU | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 684,500 LSU | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 691,000 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 850,000 LSU | +23.0% |
| 2007 | 698,500 LSU | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 710,500 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 849,500 LSU | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 850,556 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 862,398 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 874,538 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 886,772 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 925,000 LSU | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 924,500 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 976,500 LSU | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 936,838 LSU | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 940,195 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 958,389 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 976,840 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 983,966 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 995,251 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 984,196 LSU | -1.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 984,196 LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.69 million LSU, 58% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 984,196 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23 million LSU, 80% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | -25.7% | 750,000 LSU | 557,500 LSU |
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 |
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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 — 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 98th out of 190 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
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.