Total fisheries production in Mauritania
Mauritania: Total fisheries production was 640,322 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total fisheries production in Mauritania, 1960–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 640,322 metric tons for total fisheries production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fisheries production in Mauritania peaked at 967,707 metric tons in 2018 and was at its lowest, 20,000 metric tons, in 1960.
Mauritania ranks 39th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27,370 metric tons | 20,000 metric tons | 43,000 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 39,333 metric tons | 24,541 metric tons | 58,925 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 66,090 metric tons | 21,598 metric tons | 88,397 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 70,906 metric tons | 53,746 metric tons | 104,527 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 198,674 metric tons | 114,456 metric tons | 304,877 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 534,880 metric tons | 276,238 metric tons | 967,707 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 689,703 metric tons | 640,322 metric tons | 762,868 metric tons | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fisheries production in Mauritania?
- Total fisheries production in Mauritania was 640,322 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest total fisheries production recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 967,707 metric tons in 2018.
- What is the lowest total fisheries production recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,000 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for total fisheries production?
- Mauritania ranks 39th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fisheries production rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Total fisheries production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fisheries production measures the volume of aquatic species caught by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes. The harvest from mariculture, aquaculture and other kinds of fish farming is also included.