Arable land use per person in Mauritania
Mauritania: Arable land use per person was 0.0896 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Mauritania is 0.0896 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Mauritania peaked at 0.3155 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0896 hectares per person, in 2023.
Mauritania ranks 117th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2833 hectares per person | 0.259 hectares per person | 0.3155 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1731 hectares per person | 0.1361 hectares per person | 0.2528 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1733 hectares per person | 0.1425 hectares per person | 0.1997 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1939 hectares per person | 0.177 hectares per person | 0.2049 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1548 hectares per person | 0.137 hectares per person | 0.1722 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1158 hectares per person | 0.1007 hectares per person | 0.1327 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0937 hectares per person | 0.0896 hectares per person | 0.0978 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Mauritania
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 17.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2865 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7099 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0008 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0174 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.9576 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Mauritania?
- Arable land use per person in Mauritania was 0.0896 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3155 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0896 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for arable land use per person?
- Mauritania ranks 117th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.