Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 55 percent in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania, 2001–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 55 percent for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in 2021. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania peaked at 55 percent in 2020 and was at its lowest, 50 percent, in 2001.
Mauritania ranks 44th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 50 percent | — |
| 2002 | 51 percent | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 51 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 52 percent | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 51 percent | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 51 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 51 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 52 percent | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 52 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 53 percent | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 51 percent | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 51 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 51 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 52 percent | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 53 percent | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 53 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 53 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 54 percent | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 54 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 55 percent | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 55 percent | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 55 percent is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56 percent, 98% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 55 percent is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58 percent, 95% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.22 percent | 50 percent | 52 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 52.5 percent | 51 percent | 54 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 55 percent | 55 percent | 55 percent | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More energy & mining data for Mauritania
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 34.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania was 55 percent in 2021, 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 calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 55 percent in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 percent in 2001.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 44th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.