Chocolate consumption per person in Mauritania
Mauritania: Chocolate consumption per person was 0.1 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chocolate consumption per person in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, chocolate consumption per person in Mauritania stood at 0.1.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chocolate consumption per person in Mauritania peaked at 0.42 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1961.
Mauritania ranks 156th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chocolate consumption per person in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0.0104 | — |
| 1976 | 0.0104 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0104 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0208 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0.0104 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0.0516 | — |
| 1989 | 0.0103 | -80.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0104 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0104 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0205 | +98.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0101 | -50.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0101 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0505 | +400.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0102 | -79.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0308 | +202.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0309 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0414 | +33.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0311 | -24.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0521 | +67.6% |
| 2002 | 0.042 | -19.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0635 | +51.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0745 | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0107 | -85.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0752 | +602.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0108 | -85.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0645 | +499.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1285 | +99.1% |
| 2010 | 0.17 | +32.3% |
| 2011 | 0.13 | -23.5% |
| 2012 | 0.15 | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 0.14 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.05 | -64.3% |
| 2015 | 0.06 | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.05 | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.15 | +200.0% |
| 2019 | 0.42 | +180.0% |
| 2020 | 0.17 | -59.5% |
| 2021 | 0.13 | -23.5% |
| 2022 | 0.09 | -30.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1 | +11.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.205, 49% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0657, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chocolate consumption per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +602.6% | 0.0107 | 0.0752 |
| 2008 | +499.3% | 0.0108 | 0.0645 |
| 1995 | +400.8% | 0.0101 | 0.0505 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0052 | 0 | 0.0208 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0072 | 0 | 0.0516 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0225 | 0.0101 | 0.0505 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0553 | 0.0107 | 0.1285 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.138 | 0.05 | 0.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1225 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -7.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.5389 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -21.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.3935 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0172 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 37.85 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chocolate consumption per person in Mauritania?
- Chocolate consumption per person in Mauritania was 0.1 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chocolate consumption per person recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.42 in 2019.
- What is the lowest chocolate consumption per person recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for chocolate consumption per person?
- Mauritania ranks 156th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chocolate consumption per person rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Chocolate consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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