Agriculture — Area in Mauritania
Mauritania: Agriculture — Area was 39,710 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Agriculture — Area in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area in Mauritania is 39,710 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Mauritania peaked at 39,710 1000 ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 39,446 1000 ha, in 1975.
Mauritania ranks 33rd of 237 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39,524 1000 ha | 39,522 1000 ha | 39,533 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 39,470 1000 ha | 39,446 1000 ha | 39,533 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 39,552 1000 ha | 39,477 1000 ha | 39,635 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 39,695 1000 ha | 39,656 1000 ha | 39,710 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,710 1000 ha | 39,710 1000 ha | 39,710 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,710 1000 ha | 39,710 1000 ha | 39,710 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,710 1000 ha | 39,710 1000 ha | 39,710 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 30 Madagascar 40,933 1000 ha compare
- 31 Colombia 40,546 1000 ha compare
- 32 United Republic of Tanzania 39,877 1000 ha compare
- 34 Turkmenistan 39,627 1000 ha compare
- 35 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 39,309 1000 ha compare
- 36 Namibia 38,812 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Mauritania
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 9.78 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 45.01 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 38.08 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 98.84 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 39,250 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.03 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 10 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 1.13 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 450 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area in Mauritania?
- Agriculture — area in Mauritania was 39,710 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 39,710 1000 ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,446 1000 ha in 1975.
- How does Mauritania rank for agriculture — area?
- Mauritania ranks 33rd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.