Capture fisheries production in Mauritania
Capture fisheries in Mauritania landed 640,322 tonnes in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2016.
Mauritania, 2024
640,322
Change from 2023
−3.5%
World, 2024
94,403,126 tonnes
Position in 2024
30th of 215
Capture fisheries production in Mauritania over time
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Metric tonnes. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mauritania | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 640,322 tonnes | 94,403,126 tonnes |
| 2023 | 663,269 tonnes | 92,981,262 tonnes |
| 2022 | 703,629 tonnes | 93,221,970 tonnes |
| 2021 | 762,868 tonnes | 93,590,253 tonnes |
| 2020 | 678,425 tonnes | 91,609,572 tonnes |
| 2019 | 720,850 tonnes | 94,910,375 tonnes |
| 2018 | 967,707 tonnes | 98,740,431 tonnes |
| 2017 | 794,580 tonnes | 95,664,397 tonnes |
| 2016 | 609,754 tonnes | 92,195,579 tonnes |
| 2015 | 403,776 tonnes | 94,357,557 tonnes |
| 2014 | 378,339 tonnes | 93,466,633 tonnes |
| 2013 | 387,833 tonnes | 93,116,007 tonnes |
| 2012 | 437,709 tonnes | 91,395,933 tonnes |
| 2011 | 372,011 tonnes | 94,143,395 tonnes |
| 2010 | 276,238 tonnes | 89,688,933 tonnes |
| 2009 | 216,900 tonnes | 91,445,934 tonnes |
| 2008 | 195,328 tonnes | 92,325,811 tonnes |
| 2007 | 223,207 tonnes | 93,503,695 tonnes |
| 2006 | 165,312 tonnes | 93,672,351 tonnes |
| 2005 | 304,877 tonnes | 95,594,652 tonnes |
| 2004 | 270,733 tonnes | 95,878,960 tonnes |
| 2003 | 199,650 tonnes | 91,084,188 tonnes |
| 2002 | 156,131 tonnes | 93,786,009 tonnes |
| 2001 | 140,142 tonnes | 93,409,856 tonnes |
| 2000 | 114,456 tonnes | 96,170,993 tonnes |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −3.5% from 663,269 tonnes in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 378,339 tonnes, the figure has changed by +69.2%.
- Among the 215 countries with data for 2024, Mauritania has the 30th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 94,403,126 tonnes.
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20.0%
2025 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$5.57e (Estimate) per person per day
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Healthy diet unaffordable
50.9%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
1.49e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
4.1e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Cereal yield
1,537 kg per hectare
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