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 36th of 255 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Agriculture — Area in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 39,522 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 39,522 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 39,523 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 39,523 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 39,523 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 39,523 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 39,523 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 39,523 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 39,533 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 39,533 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 39,493 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 39,493 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 39,480 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 39,450 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 39,446 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 39,449 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 39,450 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 39,446 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 39,462 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 39,477 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 39,493 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 39,508 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 39,524 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 39,539 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 39,555 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 39,575 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 39,595 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 39,615 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 39,635 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 39,656 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 39,666 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 39,678 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 39,690 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 39,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 39,710 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,606 1000 ha, 7.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 39,710 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,603 1000 ha, 3.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 33 Madagascar 40,933 1000 ha compare
- 34 Colombia 40,546 1000 ha compare
- 35 United Republic of Tanzania 39,877 1000 ha compare
- 37 Turkmenistan 39,627 1000 ha compare
- 38 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 39,309 1000 ha compare
- 39 Namibia 38,812 1000 ha 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4893 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (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 36th out of 255 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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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.