Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 2.27 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks, per capita in Mauritania is 2.27 An per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 4.25 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.27 An per person, in 2023.
Mauritania ranks 5th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.25 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 4.14 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 4.14 An per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 4.03 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 4.02 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 4.11 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 4.18 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 4.06 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 3.75 An per person | -7.6% |
| 1970 | 4.09 An per person | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 3.7 An per person | -9.5% |
| 1972 | 3.42 An per person | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 3.32 An per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 2.82 An per person | -15.1% |
| 1975 | 2.98 An per person | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 3.19 An per person | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 3.32 An per person | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 3.37 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 3.42 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 3.53 An per person | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 3.56 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 3.36 An per person | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 2.49 An per person | -25.9% |
| 1984 | 2.3 An per person | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 2.29 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 2.34 An per person | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 2.33 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 2.42 An per person | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 2.52 An per person | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 2.61 An per person | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 2.64 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 2.44 An per person | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 2.43 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 2.35 An per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 2.29 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 2.63 An per person | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 2.61 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 2.76 An per person | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 3.03 An per person | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 3.07 An per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 3.13 An per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 3.2 An per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 3.14 An per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 3.09 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 3.01 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.94 An per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 2.86 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 2.48 An per person | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 2.52 An per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.57 An per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.61 An per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 2.68 An per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 2.7 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.38 An per person | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 2.8 An per person | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 2.5 An per person | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 2.5 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.44 An per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.43 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.32 An per person | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 2.31 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.28 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 2.27 An per person | -0.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 2.27 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1259 An per person, 18.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 2.27 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1259 An per person, 18.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | -25.9% | 3.36 An per person | 2.49 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.08 An per person | 3.75 An per person | 4.25 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.37 An per person | 2.82 An per person | 4.09 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.71 An per person | 2.29 An per person | 3.56 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.58 An per person | 2.29 An per person | 3.03 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.94 An per person | 2.48 An per person | 3.2 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.56 An per person | 2.38 An per person | 2.8 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3 An per person | 2.27 An per person | 2.32 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 2 New Zealand 4.68 An per person compare
- 3 Australia 2.7 An per person compare
- 4 Chad 2.52 An per person compare
- 6 Turkmenistan 1.92 An per person compare
- 7 Uruguay 1.75 An per person compare
- 8 Faroe Islands 1.45 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 sheep — stocks, per capita in Mauritania?
- Sheep — stocks, per capita in Mauritania was 2.27 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.25 An per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.27 An per person in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 5th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — 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
Sheep — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.