Fruit consumption per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Fruit consumption per capita was 22.01 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fruit consumption per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 22.01 for fruit consumption per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 89.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit consumption per capita in Mauritania peaked at 31.35 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 5.91, in 1992.
That places Mauritania 179th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Fruit consumption per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.06 | — |
| 1962 | 14.79 | -7.9% |
| 1963 | 14.72 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 15.2 | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 16.2 | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 13.92 | -14.1% |
| 1967 | 13.78 | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 13.1 | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 11.63 | -11.2% |
| 1970 | 14.15 | +21.6% |
| 1971 | 9.77 | -31.0% |
| 1972 | 9.58 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 9.67 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 9.2 | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 10.07 | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 11.28 | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 9.04 | -19.9% |
| 1978 | 8.81 | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 9.95 | +12.9% |
| 1980 | 9.26 | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 8.32 | -10.2% |
| 1982 | 8.47 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 18.93 | +123.5% |
| 1984 | 31.35 | +65.6% |
| 1985 | 7.6 | -75.8% |
| 1986 | 7.44 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 6.77 | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 7.28 | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 6.93 | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 6.33 | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 7.41 | +17.2% |
| 1992 | 5.91 | -20.3% |
| 1993 | 9.07 | +53.5% |
| 1994 | 11.22 | +23.7% |
| 1995 | 11.04 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 10.11 | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 11.69 | +15.6% |
| 1998 | 6.93 | -40.7% |
| 1999 | 9.83 | +41.8% |
| 2000 | 10.69 | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 9.99 | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 11.43 | +14.4% |
| 2003 | 10.47 | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 10.84 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 11.52 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 9.51 | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 17.95 | +88.7% |
| 2008 | 18.48 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 13.85 | -25.1% |
| 2010 | 10.03 | -27.6% |
| 2011 | 12.74 | +27.0% |
| 2012 | 12.35 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 11.64 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 11.86 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 16.41 | +38.4% |
| 2016 | 11.74 | -28.5% |
| 2017 | 11.64 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 15.92 | +36.8% |
| 2019 | 13.15 | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 13.8 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 19.51 | +41.4% |
| 2022 | 22.04 | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 22.01 | -0.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 22.01 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.03, 34% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 22.01 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.97, 42% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fruit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +123.5% | 8.47 | 18.93 |
| 2007 | +88.7% | 9.51 | 17.95 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.38 | 11.63 | 16.2 | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.15 | 8.81 | 14.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.24 | 6.77 | 31.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.95 | 5.91 | 11.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.47 | 9.51 | 18.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.75 | 10.03 | 16.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.34 | 13.8 | 22.04 | 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 fruit consumption per capita in Mauritania?
- Fruit consumption per capita in Mauritania was 22.01 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fruit consumption per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 31.35 in 1984.
- What is the lowest fruit consumption per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.91 in 1992.
- How does Mauritania rank for fruit consumption per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 179th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fruit consumption per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fruit consumption per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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