Domestic material consumption per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Domestic material consumption per capita was 9.66 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per capita in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic material consumption per capita in Mauritania is 9.66 tonnes, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita in Mauritania peaked at 12.51 tonnes in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.37 tonnes, in 2007.
Mauritania ranks 98th of 233 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Domestic material consumption per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.74 tonnes | — |
| 2001 | 6.41 tonnes | -17.2% |
| 2002 | 6.81 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 7.23 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 7.33 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 6.84 tonnes | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 11.05 tonnes | +61.5% |
| 2007 | 6.37 tonnes | -42.4% |
| 2008 | 9.04 tonnes | +41.9% |
| 2009 | 12.17 tonnes | +34.6% |
| 2010 | 10.47 tonnes | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 12.51 tonnes | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 9.68 tonnes | -22.6% |
| 2013 | 9.45 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 10.68 tonnes | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 10.17 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 7.84 tonnes | -22.9% |
| 2017 | 9.42 tonnes | +20.2% |
| 2018 | 9.61 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 9.93 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 9.81 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 9.84 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 9.82 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 9.6 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 9.66 tonnes | +0.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 9.66 tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.13 tonnes, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 9.66 tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.13 tonnes, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic material consumption per capita 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 | +61.5% | 6.84 tonnes | 11.05 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1 tonnes | 6.37 tonnes | 12.17 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.98 tonnes | 7.84 tonnes | 12.51 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.75 tonnes | 9.6 tonnes | 9.84 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita in Mauritania?
- Domestic material consumption per capita in Mauritania was 9.66 tonnes in 2024, according to United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest domestic material consumption per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 12.51 tonnes in 2011.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.37 tonnes in 2007.
- How does Mauritania rank for domestic material consumption per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 98th out of 233 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Domestic material consumption per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes).