Prevalence of undernourishment in Mauritania
An estimated 11.0% of people in Mauritania were undernourished in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2001.
Mauritania, 2024
11.0%
Change from 2023
+0.5percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
51st of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Mauritania over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mauritania | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.0% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 10.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 6.6%, the figure has changed by +4.4 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Mauritania has the 51st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
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Extreme poverty rate
10.2%
2019 · World Bank
Cereal yield
1,537 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$5.57e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
50.9%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
1.49e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
4.1e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT