Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Mauritania, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Mauritania stood at 8. 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 (not extinct) in Mauritania peaked at 8 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 146th out of 200 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 (not extinct) (number) 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% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 8 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16, 50% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.5, 55% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
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
- 146 Antigua and Barbuda 8 compare
- 146 Burundi 8 compare
- 146 Cook Islands 8 compare
- 146 El Salvador 8 compare
- 146 Jamaica 8 compare
- 146 Micronesia 8 compare
- 146 Paraguay 8 compare
- 146 Solomon Islands 8 compare
- 146 Syrian Arab Republic 8 compare
- 146 Syria 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 kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,244 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 3,660 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Mauritania?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Mauritania was 8 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Mauritania ranks 146th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) 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 (not extinct) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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