Watermelons — Yield in Mauritania
Mauritania: Watermelons — Yield was 557.8 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Yield in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, watermelons — yield in Mauritania stood at 557.8 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — yield in Mauritania peaked at 14,546 kg/ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 216.1 kg/ha, in 1999.
That places Mauritania 119th out of 119 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Watermelons — Yield in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,286 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 14,286 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 14,286 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 13,636 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 14,546 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 13,636 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1967 | 13,636 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 13,636 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 13,636 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 13,636 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 13,636 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 11,818 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 1973 | 8,333 kg/ha | -29.5% |
| 1974 | 7,500 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 7,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 7,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 7,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 8,000 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 6,143 kg/ha | -23.2% |
| 1980 | 6,250 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 6,250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6,216 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 6,267 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 6,710 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 10,526 kg/ha | +56.9% |
| 1986 | 4,800 kg/ha | -54.4% |
| 1987 | 12,208 kg/ha | +154.3% |
| 1988 | 12,906 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 8,899 kg/ha | -31.0% |
| 1990 | 5,440 kg/ha | -38.9% |
| 1991 | 8,326 kg/ha | +53.0% |
| 1992 | 4,366 kg/ha | -47.6% |
| 1993 | 8,864 kg/ha | +103.1% |
| 1994 | 7,245 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 1995 | 7,219 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 10,150 kg/ha | +40.6% |
| 1997 | 6,998 kg/ha | -31.1% |
| 1998 | 4,120 kg/ha | -41.1% |
| 1999 | 216.1 kg/ha | -94.8% |
| 2000 | 249.5 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 2001 | 304.6 kg/ha | +22.1% |
| 2002 | 345.1 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 350.4 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 348.8 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 333.3 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 325 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 333.3 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 631.6 kg/ha | +89.5% |
| 2009 | 635.7 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 651.3 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 659.9 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 619.8 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 621.6 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 582.2 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 576.8 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 577.2 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 473.7 kg/ha | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 546.1 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 535.2 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 559.1 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 563.1 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 552.3 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 558.1 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 557.8 kg/ha | -0.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 557.8 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29,115 kg/ha, 2% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 557.8 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16,469 kg/ha, 3% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +154.3% | 4,800 kg/ha | 12,208 kg/ha |
| 1993 | +103.1% | 4,366 kg/ha | 8,864 kg/ha |
| 1999 | -94.8% | 4,120 kg/ha | 216.1 kg/ha |
| 2008 | +89.5% | 333.3 kg/ha | 631.6 kg/ha |
| 1985 | +56.9% | 6,710 kg/ha | 10,526 kg/ha |
| 1986 | -54.4% | 10,526 kg/ha | 4,800 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,954 kg/ha | 13,636 kg/ha | 14,546 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,157 kg/ha | 6,143 kg/ha | 13,636 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,103 kg/ha | 4,800 kg/ha | 12,906 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,294 kg/ha | 216.1 kg/ha | 10,150 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 385.73 kg/ha | 249.5 kg/ha | 635.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 584.38 kg/ha | 473.7 kg/ha | 659.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 558.08 kg/ha | 552.3 kg/ha | 563.1 kg/ha | 5 |
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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 watermelons — yield in Mauritania?
- Watermelons — yield in Mauritania was 557.8 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — yield recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 14,546 kg/ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest watermelons — yield recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 216.1 kg/ha in 1999.
- How does Mauritania rank for watermelons — yield?
- Mauritania ranks 119th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — yield rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 of the United Nations, published as part of Watermelons — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.