Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 65.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania stood at 65.5%.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania peaked at 68.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, in 1971.
That places Mauritania 57th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 61.6% | — |
| 1962 | 61.4% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 61.2% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 61.4% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 61.7% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 62.0% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 61.9% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 61.1% | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 61.9% | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 59.9% | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 59.5% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 60.7% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 63.5% | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 64.9% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 62.0% | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 63.5% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 62.8% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 63.4% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 62.5% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 61.8% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 60.8% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 61.3% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 63.7% | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 64.8% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 65.2% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 64.8% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 63.6% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 65.0% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 66.4% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 64.7% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 66.3% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 64.6% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 66.3% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 66.3% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 65.5% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 65.0% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 67.0% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 67.0% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 65.5% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 66.0% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 65.5% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 64.3% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 63.9% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 63.6% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 63.6% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 65.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 65.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 64.4% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 64.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 62.4% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 64.1% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 65.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 65.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 65.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 66.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 67.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 68.1% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 68.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 65.5% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.6% | 61.1% | 62.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 62.3% | 59.5% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.8% | 60.8% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.8% | 64.6% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.8% | 63.6% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 62.4% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.2% | 65.5% | 68.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania was 65.5% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 68.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 1971.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 57th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of per capita dietary energy derived from carbohydrates, measured as the daily caloric supply from carbohydrates as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.