Cattle — Stocks, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cattle — Stocks, per capita was 0.3919 An per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Stocks, per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — stocks, per capita in Mauritania stood at 0.3919 An per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 2.54 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3919 An per person, in 2023.
That places Mauritania 28th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle — Stocks, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.54 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.53 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 2.51 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 2.49 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 2.47 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 2.45 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 2.43 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 2.42 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 1.8 An per person | -25.5% |
| 1970 | 1.64 An per person | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 1.63 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.33 An per person | -18.7% |
| 1973 | 1.25 An per person | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8991 An per person | -27.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8635 An per person | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8713 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8805 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8085 An per person | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8327 An per person | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8121 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.921 An per person | +13.4% |
| 1982 | 0.9608 An per person | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7468 An per person | -22.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6652 An per person | -10.9% |
| 1985 | 0.705 An per person | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.685 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6766 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6789 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6831 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6916 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6966 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5747 An per person | -17.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5519 An per person | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.489 An per person | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4805 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4758 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5611 An per person | +17.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5633 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5805 An per person | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5815 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5843 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.571 An per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.571 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4772 An per person | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4702 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5641 An per person | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4517 An per person | -19.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4464 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5173 An per person | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5017 An per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4924 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4833 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4749 An per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4807 An per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4662 An per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4779 An per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.445 An per person | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4335 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.429 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4247 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4156 An per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4083 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3919 An per person | -4.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.3919 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.177 An per person, 2.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.3919 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2095 An per person, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Stocks, per capita 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 | -27.8% | 1.25 An per person | 0.8991 An per person |
| 1969 | -25.5% | 2.42 An per person | 1.8 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.41 An per person | 1.8 An per person | 2.54 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.1 An per person | 0.8085 An per person | 1.64 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7535 An per person | 0.6652 An per person | 0.9608 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5665 An per person | 0.4758 An per person | 0.6966 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5235 An per person | 0.4464 An per person | 0.5843 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4685 An per person | 0.429 An per person | 0.5017 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4101 An per person | 0.3919 An per person | 0.4247 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 25 Botswana 0.4032 An per person compare
- 26 Uzbekistan 0.3967 An per person compare
- 27 Kenya 0.3954 An per person compare
- 29 Zimbabwe 0.3522 An per person compare
- 30 Turkmenistan 0.3452 An per person compare
- 31 Guinea-Bissau 0.3432 An per person compare
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 — stocks, per capita in Mauritania?
- Cattle — stocks, per capita in Mauritania was 0.3919 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — stocks, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.54 An per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3919 An per person in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for cattle — stocks, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 28th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cattle — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.