What is the price of lobster in Mauritania?

As of January 2024, lobster in Mauritania is US$ 11.35 per kg (391 MRU), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Mauritania's world rank in lobster exports?

Mauritania ranks #21 among 55 lobster exporters.

What was the year-on-year change in Mauritania's lobster exports?

Lobster exports from Mauritania declined by 57.9% year-on-year.

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Lobster Prices in Mauritania

US$ 11.35 / kg

391 MRU / kg

MoM ▼ 26.5% YoY ▼ 26.5%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (MRU)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	11.35	391	▼ 26.5%	▼ 26.5%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the lobster price in Mauritania available is US$ 11.35 per kg (391 MRU), down 26.5% year-on-year.

Mauritania exported 81 tonnes of lobster in 2024, valued at US$924,007, ranking #21 among 55 global exporters and accounting for 0.1% of world exports. The country's lobster exports declined by 57.9% year-on-year. Mauritania is a net exporter of lobster. The latest export unit value is US$11.3475 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - lobster in Mauritania

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Mauritania exported $924K (81.4 t) of lobster▼ 57.9% YoY. That ranks #21 worldwide (0.1% of global exports).

$924K

Export value

81.4 t

Export volume

#21 / 55

World rank

0.1%

Global share

$11.35

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top lobster exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Australia $278M · 36.1%
#2 New Zealand $210.3M · 27.3%
#3 Indonesia $85.1M · 11.1%
#4 Mexico $58.3M · 7.6%
#5 US $32.9M · 4.3%

Annual export data Mauritania · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$924K	81.4 t	$11.35
2023	$2.2M	142 t	$15.44
2022	$2.3M	219.7 t	$10.57
2021	$2.9M	230.2 t	$12.51
2020	$984.6K	62.2 t	$15.84

HS Code

lobster is traded under Harmonized System code 0306.31. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

Mauritania lobster - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Mauritania sold 1,466 tonnes of lobster. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Mauritania lobster (seafood category) has escalated, with a change of 39.885 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lobster's exports went up by 39.89% bringing the country US$8.06m for the year 2019. Mauritania's lobster exports are classified as:

Lobster, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160530)
Frozen Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030615)
Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030631)
Frozen lobsters "Homarus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030612)
Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030632)
Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030634)
Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030694)
Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030621)
Lobster (HS code 0306Xd)
Lobsters "Homarus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030622)
Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030625)
Frozen rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp.", "Panulirus spp." and "Jasus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030611)
Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030691)
Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030692)

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Mauritania lobster export values

In 2019, Mauritania supplied lobster valued at 8.06m USD, a surge of 7.91% from 2018's total lobster export of 7.469m USD. The annual growth in value of Mauritania lobster between 2017 to 2018 was 20.916 per cent.

The per year change in the amount of Mauritania's lobster exports between 2017 and 2019 was 39.89 percent compared to a variation of 39.885% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Mauritania lobster ( in '000$ )

Mauritania brought in 0 tonnes of lobster in 2019.

Lobster Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest lobster prices in other Africa countries:

Morocco$37.06/kg South Africa$37.13/kg Kenya$6.83/kg Senegal$13.60/kg Madagascar$18.51/kg Tunisia$42.64/kg Mozambique$5.18/kg Egypt$44.18/kg Tanzania$16.00/kg

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