Number of undernourished people (millions) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of undernourished people (millions) was 0.6 num m in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of undernourished people in Mauritania, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num m.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.6 num m for number of undernourished people in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Mauritania peaked at 0.6 num m in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2 num m, in 2008.
That places Mauritania 82nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people (millions) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | num m | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.3 num m | — |
| 2002 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2 num m | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3 num m | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 num m | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5 num m | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6 num m | +20.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.6 num m is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.45 num m, 41% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.6 num m is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.55 num m, 24% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2778 num m | 0.2 num m | 0.3 num m | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.27 num m | 0.2 num m | 0.4 num m | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.48 num m | 0.4 num m | 0.6 num m | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More development goals data for Mauritania
- Red List Index 0.967 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 716.05 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 110.31 constant US$ (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 number of undernourished people in Mauritania?
- Number of undernourished people in Mauritania was 0.6 num m in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6 num m in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 num m in 2008.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of undernourished people?
- Mauritania ranks 82nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. 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 undernourished people (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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