Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Mauritania
Mauritania: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes was 9.66 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 9.66 for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Mauritania peaked at 12.51 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.37, in 2007.
Mauritania ranks 100th of 249 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, by type … capita tonnes in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.74 | — |
| 2001 | 6.41 | -17.1% |
| 2002 | 6.81 | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 7.23 | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 7.33 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 6.84 | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 11.05 | +61.6% |
| 2007 | 6.37 | -42.3% |
| 2008 | 9.04 | +41.8% |
| 2009 | 12.17 | +34.7% |
| 2010 | 10.47 | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 12.51 | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 9.68 | -22.6% |
| 2013 | 9.45 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 10.68 | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 10.17 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 7.84 | -23.0% |
| 2017 | 9.42 | +20.2% |
| 2018 | 9.61 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 9.93 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 9.81 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 9.84 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 9.82 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 9.6 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 9.66 | +0.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 9.66 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.68, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 9.66 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.23, 2.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes 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 | +61.6% | 6.84 | 11.05 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1 | 6.37 | 12.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.98 | 7.84 | 12.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.74 | 9.6 | 9.84 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 97 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 10.08 compare
- 98 Costa Rica 9.91 compare
- 99 Uzbekistan 9.9 compare
- 101 Ghana 9.54 compare
- 102 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 9.4 compare
- 103 Niue 9.36 compare
More development goals data for Mauritania
- Red List Index 0.967 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 716.05 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 110.31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,244 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Mauritania?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Mauritania was 9.66 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 12.51 in 2011.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.37 in 2007.
- How does Mauritania rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Mauritania ranks 100th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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