Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita was 0.32 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania, 2000–2020
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania stood at 0.32. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.32 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.28, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 27th out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.28 | — |
| 2001 | 0.29 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.31 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.32 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.293 | 0.28 | 0.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.309 | 0.3 | 0.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 1 |
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More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1349 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 296.42 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 5.64 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 12,384 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 7.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4237 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 931.01 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania?
- Inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania was 0.32 in 2020, according to FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.32 in 2019.
- What is the lowest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.28 in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 27th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inequality of food consumption is measured by the coefficient of variation in per capita caloric consumption. Higher values represent larger levels of dietary inequality. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.