Number of local breeds kept in the country in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Mauritania, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 8 for number of local breeds kept in the country in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds kept in the country in Mauritania peaked at 8 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 124th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3 | — |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 124 Antigua and Barbuda 8 compare
- 124 Burundi 8 compare
- 124 Cook Islands 8 compare
- 124 El Salvador 8 compare
- 124 Jamaica 8 compare
- 124 Mauritius 8 compare
- 124 Paraguay 8 compare
- 124 Solomon Islands 8 compare
- 124 Tunisia 8 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)
- Infant deaths 5,244 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 3,660 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in Mauritania?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in Mauritania was 8 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- Mauritania ranks 124th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 Number of local breeds kept in the country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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