FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

All cereals production in Mauritania

In 2024 Mauritania produced 570,227 t of all cereals, the 118th largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 53%. The record was 579,978 t in 2023. Area harvested: 370,911 ha, yield 1.5 t/ha.

Production, 2024: 570,227 t
World rank: 118 of 177
10-year change: +53%
Record: 579,978 t; 2023

All cereals in Mauritania, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

Mauritania compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total: 0.02%; 0.01% in 2014
Yield, t/ha: 1.5; world 4.2 (−63%)
kg per person: 110; world 384
10-year change: +53%; world +11%

Position in the world ranking

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
116	Albania	649,919	0.02%
117	Switzerland	628,070	0.02%
118	Mauritania	570,227	0.02%
119	North Macedonia	532,134	0.02%
120	Panama	461,850	0.01%

Full ranking of 177 countries

Map of world production of cereals

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Mauritania is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

By year

Year	Tonnes	Change	Area harvested, ha	Yield, t/ha
2024	570,227	−1.7%	370,911	1.54
2023	579,978	+6.6%	319,193	1.82
2022	544,117	+8.6%	362,899	1.50
2021	500,874	+22%	246,055	2.04
2020	411,053	+17%	310,938	1.32
2019	352,584	−19%	253,410	1.39
2018	433,522	+16%	287,780	1.51
2017	374,733	+21%	196,149	1.91
2016	309,050	−2.2%	250,770	1.23
2015	316,152	−15%	250,249	1.26
2014	373,295	+20%	222,353	1.68
2013	311,756	−9.3%	260,450	1.20
2012	343,848	+73%	332,419	1.03
2011	199,092	−29%	144,844	1.37
2010	278,473	+63%	291,534	0.96
2009	170,503	−10%	239,039	0.71
2008	189,537	+3.9%	247,506	0.77
2007	182,406	+9.0%	258,435	0.71
2006	167,333	−2.0%	253,038	0.66
2005	170,771	+48%	203,017	0.84
2004	115,017	−36%	180,431	0.64
2003	180,350	+60%	226,096	0.80
2002	112,767	−9.2%	111,450	1.01
2001	124,159	−31%	194,281	0.64
2000	179,687	−7.3%	207,873	0.86
1999	193,940	+2.3%	224,415	0.86
1998	189,507	+23%	211,870	0.89
1997	153,762	−34%	196,614	0.78
1996	234,355	+5.7%	275,857	0.85
1995	221,644	+7.1%	287,006	0.77
1994	206,868	+23%	309,758	0.67
1993	168,682	+58%	198,688	0.85
1992	106,573	+1.4%	123,615	0.86
1991	105,125	+1.6%	156,051	0.67
1990	103,443	−44%	118,921	0.87
1989	183,734	+5.4%	193,452	0.95
1988	174,256	+15%	201,862	0.86
1987	151,790	+20%	150,170	1.01
1986	126,850	+18%	181,460	0.70
1985	107,850	+108%	168,860	0.64
1984	51,840	+8.8%	103,413	0.50
1983	47,640	−23%	102,610	0.46
1982	61,620	+3.4%	136,590	0.45
1981	59,600	+26%	141,779	0.42
1980	47,230	+25%	111,847	0.42
1979	37,700	−4.4%	122,370	0.31
1978	39,430	+35%	120,140	0.33
1977	29,100	−35%	70,240	0.41
1976	44,890	−13%	80,337	0.56
1975	51,660	−6.6%	118,566	0.44
1974	55,310	+86%	167,510	0.33
1973	29,800	−32%	137,315	0.22
1972	43,900	−21%	209,160	0.21
1971	55,590	−37%	268,830	0.21
1970	88,630	−23%	258,398	0.34
1969	114,957	+15%	288,012	0.40
1968	99,964	+3.6%	258,138	0.39
1967	96,530	+1.5%	257,480	0.37
1966	95,100	−9.2%	257,480	0.37
1965	104,750	+10%	307,600	0.34
1964	95,000	+0.4%	252,600	0.38
1963	94,595	+1.5%	252,600	0.37
1962	93,200	+2.4%	246,050	0.38
1961	91,000	—	246,050	0.37

Questions and answers

What is the production of cereals in Mauritania?

Mauritania produced 570,227 t in 2024, 0.02% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

Where does Mauritania rank in the world for production of cereals?

Mauritania ranked 118th of 177 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 20.8% of the world total.

How has the production of cereals in Mauritania changed?

It rose by 53% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +11% for the world. The record was 579,978 t in 2023.

What is the yield of cereals in Mauritania?

1.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (570,227 t from 370,911 ha), against a world average of 4.2 t/ha.

Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.