Arable land — Area in Mauritania
Mauritania: Arable land — Area was 450 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area in Mauritania stood at 450 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Mauritania peaked at 450 1000 ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 192 1000 ha, in 1975.
Mauritania ranks 138th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 267.89 1000 ha | 265 1000 ha | 278 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 216.06 1000 ha | 192 1000 ha | 278 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 297.04 1000 ha | 223.14 1000 ha | 380 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 436.1 1000 ha | 400 1000 ha | 450 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 450 1000 ha | 450 1000 ha | 450 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 450 1000 ha | 450 1000 ha | 450 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 450 1000 ha | 450 1000 ha | 450 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 0.45 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Mauritania?
- Arable land — area in Mauritania was 450 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 450 1000 ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 192 1000 ha in 1975.
- How does Mauritania rank for arable land — area?
- Mauritania ranks 138th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — 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.