Sector footprint
$476.9M in exports
Reported agriculture and food exports in 2024 across 57 qualifying HS6 products.
Sector export playbook ยท HS 01-24
Mauritania Agriculture and food exports
where capability meets demand
Explore Mauritania's HS 01-24 product portfolio, buyer markets, growth signals, and diversification opportunities. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.
Sector exports$476.9M2024 reported value
Products57Qualifying HS6 products
Buyer markets33Markets represented
Average CAGR+23.5%Product-level growth signal
Global sector size$58.9BReported buyer imports
Agriculture and food capability
How strong is Mauritania in this sector?
Compare exporter scale with product breadth, buyer demand, growth, and destination reach. A large sector does not remove the need for product, compliance, pricing, and buyer validation.
Global demand
$58.9B buyer imports
The sector's reported buyer import base provides context for product and market prioritization.
How to use the guide
Find the next credible move
Start with products that combine demand and exporter capability, then validate standards, route economics, buyers, and competition.
Product portfolio
Which products anchor the sector?
Each HS6 product is ranked by calculated opportunity and shown with reported market size, exporter exports, growth, and destination reach.
| Product | Global size | Your exports | Opportunity | CAGR | Markets | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS 030617Crustaceans: frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $7.6B | $2.0M | $5.5B | +11.3% | 6 | +0.0% |
| HS 210690Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $5.9B | $721.6 | $3.0B | +14.7% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 030743Molluscs: cuttle fish and squid, whether in shell or not, frozen | $4.5B | $40.8M | $2.1B | +3.8% | 7 | +0.5% |
| HS 170114Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $1.8B | $127.7K | $2.1B | +27.9% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 070200Vegetables: tomatoes, fresh or chilled | $3.0B | $2.0K | $1.8B | -23.0% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 230120Flours, meals and pellets: of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | $3.3B | $75.8M | $1.8B | +53.4% | 2 | +2.4% |
| HS 151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $1.4B | $1.6K | $1.6B | +22.3% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 070960Vegetables: fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta | $2.1B | $6.8K | $1.2B | -6.2% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 230910Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $1.5B | $2.2 | $1.1B | +3.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 160414Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack and Atlantic bonito (sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $1.7B | $109.9K | $956.4M | +33.7% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 150420Fats and oils and their fractions: of fish, (excluding liver-oils) | $1.8B | $23.6M | $910.1M | +14.1% | 4 | +0.8% |
| HS 240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $736.4M | $12.0K | $910.1M | +85.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030752Molluscs: octopus (Octopus spp.), frozen | $1.8B | $295.3M | $906.3M | +20.6% | 5 | +11.3% |
| HS 090240Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $841.4M | $494.0K | $849.6M | +47.2% | 2 | +0.2% |
| HS 150910Vegetable oils: olive oil and its fractions, virgin, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $1.4B | $5.9 | $777.0M | -68.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $1.1B | $343.5 | $737.7M | -4.9% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 030312Fish: frozen, Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha/keta/tschawytscha/ kisutch/masou/rhodurus) other than sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $788.5M | $644.3K | $723.9M | -9.4% | 2 | +0.1% |
| HS 230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $1.9B | $8.2M | $696.6M | +38.6% | 4 | +0.4% |
| HS 030367Fish: frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $501.9M | $423.0 | $665.5M | -45.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030389Fish: frozen, n.e.c. in heading 0303, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $1.6B | $2.7M | $661.3M | -4.0% | 3 | +0.2% |
| HS 081040Fruit, edible: cranberries, bilberries and other fruits of the genus vaccinium, fresh | $1.2B | $59.6K | $659.6M | +342.3% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 170199Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $679.2M | $163.6K | $592.7M | +6.7% | 2 | +0.1% |
| HS 030631Crustaceans: live, fresh or chilled, rock lobsters and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.), in shell or not | $850.5M | $8.5M | $569.3M | +67.0% | 2 | +0.6% |
| HS 220110Waters: mineral and aerated, including natural or artificial, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured) | $530.0M | $6.1 | $469.1M | -38.1% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 070993Vegetables: pumpkins, squash and gourds (Cucurbita spp.), fresh or chilled | $418.9M | $36.4K | $457.8M | +40.1% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 081010Fruit, edible: strawberries, fresh | $618.9M | $134.6K | $361.4M | -22.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 030481Fish fillets: frozen, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou, Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar), and Danube (Hucho hucho) | $319.3M | $0.0 | $318.5M | -24.3% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 030355Fish: frozen, jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $402.4M | $9.8M | $313.3M | +2.2% | 2 | +2.5% |
| HS 080430Fruit, edible: pineapples, fresh or dried | $279.2M | $3.1K | $290.1M | +10.9% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 030285Fish: fresh or chilled, seabream (Sparidae), excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $440.0M | $6.2M | $262.3M | +1.4% | 2 | +1.7% |
| HS 030444Fish fillets: fresh or chilled, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae, and Muraenolepididae | $364.2M | $4.4K | $248.3M | +13.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210390Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $813.1M | $38.3 | $246.1M | -3.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030353Fish: frozen, sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $134.8M | $58.6 | $242.4M | -23.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 100640Cereals: rice, broken | $525.7M | $659.2K | $235.7M | +48.8% | 1 | +0.2% |
| HS 080711Fruit, edible: watermelons, fresh | $390.4M | $762.7K | $235.4M | +499.5% | 1 | +0.2% |
| HS 020714Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $201.0M | $196.0K | $231.3M | -10.6% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 120740Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken | $409.6M | $312.8K | $224.7M | +12.4% | 1 | +0.2% |
| HS 070999Vegetables: edible, n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled | $497.5M | $131.6 | $218.5M | +1.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070820Vegetables, leguminous: beans (vigna spp., phaseolus spp.), shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled | $176.6M | $14.5K | $216.0M | +10.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030313Fish: frozen, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $146.5M | $1.0 | $215.2M | -58.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190190Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.s. in heading no. 1901 | $268.6M | $39.0K | $208.1M | +30.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030324Fish: frozen, catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $122.2M | $484.2 | $204.9M | -50.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030474Fish fillets: frozen, hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.) | $300.3M | $2.0K | $199.5M | -5.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080440Fruit, edible: avocados, fresh or dried | $598.9M | $116.0K | $199.4M | +1.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080522Fruit, edible: clementines, fresh or dried | $266.2M | $2.6K | $196.1M | -6.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080610Fruit, edible: grapes, fresh | $277.2M | $9.9K | $183.7M | +25.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 060319Flowers, cut: flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh, other than roses, carnations, orchids, or chrysanthemums | $201.5M | $924.4 | $178.2M | +11.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 081070Fruit, edible: persimmons, fresh | $151.0M | $7.2 | $171.2M | +9.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 110100Wheat or meslin flour | $250.2M | $104.7 | $160.3M | -10.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 170490Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $676.1M | $262.4 | $160.0M | +59.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030323Fish: frozen, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $87.0M | $505.0 | $159.5M | +6.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030559Fish: dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, other than cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) | $124.2M | $216.5 | $150.4M | -19.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030339Fish: frozen, flat fish, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.3, excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $151.9M | $2.3K | $149.2M | -4.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030284Fish: fresh or chilled, seabass (Dicentrarchus spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | $220.8M | $0.5 | $142.6M | -17.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 060311Flowers, cut: roses, flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh | $172.9M | $924.4 | $141.1M | +11.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 020500Meat: of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen | $71.9M | $42.7 | $126.6M | +62.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030616Crustaceans: frozen, cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon), in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $175.7M | $1.2K | $123.0M | +68.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
Best markets
Where does sector demand concentrate?
Markets are ranked by calculated opportunity across the qualifying products in this sector view.
CHN
China
14 products represented in the sector.
$9.2B$12.5B reported buyer importsFRA
France
17 products represented in the sector.
$4.2B$8.6B reported buyer importsESP
Spain
11 products represented in the sector.
$3.4B$6.7B reported buyer importsCAN
Canada
5 products represented in the sector.
$3.3B$3.6B reported buyer importsDEU
Germany
7 products represented in the sector.
$2.7B$5.0B reported buyer importsRUS
Russia
4 products represented in the sector.
$1.6B$1.5B reported buyer importsITA
Italy
6 products represented in the sector.
$1.5B$3.1B reported buyer importsPOL
Poland
2 products represented in the sector.
$1.3B$1.8B reported buyer importsMAR
Morocco
1 products represented in the sector.
$1.1B$898.0M reported buyer importsJPN
Japan
3 products represented in the sector.
$1.0B$1.3B reported buyer importsLBY
Libya
1 products represented in the sector.
$910.1M$736.4M reported buyer importsGBR
United Kingdom
3 products represented in the sector.
$727.8M$1.3B reported buyer importsGrowth stars
Which products show the strongest growth?
Average product-level CAGR is a screening signal. Confirm the latest trend, base effects, buyer quality, and commercial feasibility before acting.
| Product | Average CAGR | Opportunity | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|
| HS 080711Fruit, edible: watermelons, fresh | +499.5% | $235.4M | 1 |
| HS 081040Fruit, edible: cranberries, bilberries and other fruits of the genus vaccinium, fresh | +342.3% | $659.6M | 3 |
| HS 240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco | +85.4% | $910.1M | 1 |
| HS 030616Crustaceans: frozen, cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon), in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | +68.7% | $123.0M | 1 |
| HS 030631Crustaceans: live, fresh or chilled, rock lobsters and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.), in shell or not | +67.0% | $569.3M | 2 |
| HS 020500Meat: of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen | +62.2% | $126.6M | 1 |
| HS 170490Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | +59.6% | $160.0M | 1 |
| HS 230120Flours, meals and pellets: of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | +53.4% | $1.8B | 2 |
| HS 100640Cereals: rice, broken | +48.8% | $235.7M | 1 |
| HS 090240Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | +47.2% | $849.6M | 2 |
Diversification opportunities
Which products reach the widest buyer base?
Destination count is a simple breadth indicator. It does not measure destination concentration or guarantee resilience.
HS 030743
Molluscs: cuttle fish and squid, whether in shell or not, frozen
7 markets$2.1B calculated opportunityHS 030617
Crustaceans: frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water
6 markets$5.5B calculated opportunityHS 030752
Molluscs: octopus (Octopus spp.), frozen
5 markets$906.3M calculated opportunityHS 150420
Fats and oils and their fractions: of fish, (excluding liver-oils)
4 markets$910.1M calculated opportunityHS 230990
Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding
4 markets$696.6M calculated opportunityHS 210690
Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10
3 markets$3.0B calculated opportunityHS 170114
Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter
3 markets$2.1B calculated opportunityHS 070200
Vegetables: tomatoes, fresh or chilled
3 markets$1.8B calculated opportunityFrequently asked questions
Using the Agriculture and food export playbook
Practical guidance for interpreting sector scale, growth, product breadth, and buyer markets.
How strong is Mauritania in this sector?
Compare sector exports, product breadth, buyer markets, growth, and global demand. These signals identify research priorities rather than guarantee market access.
What are growth stars?
Products with higher average reported growth in the screened rows. Validate the time period, base effects, buyer demand, and current exporter position.
What does diversification mean here?
Products reaching more buyer markets in the screened data. Destination breadth is useful context but does not replace concentration, route, or buyer analysis.
Data source
OECD trade statistics with CEPII context
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.