Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
94th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1994
All-time low
0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1975
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Mauritania is 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1975.
Mauritania ranks 94th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0384 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0384 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0384 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0384 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0384 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0384 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0384 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre, 82% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0487 1000 ha per square kilometre, 79% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0384 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0384 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0384 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 91 Jamaica 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 92 Greece 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 93 Switzerland 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Slovakia 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 96 British Virgin Islands 0.038 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 97 New Zealand 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Mauritania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6871 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 3.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Mauritania rank for agriculture — area, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 94th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.