Cropland — Area per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.09 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Mauritania is 0.09 ha/cap, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.32 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.09 ha/cap, in 2022.
That places Mauritania 164th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.29 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.177 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.179 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.198 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.158 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.119 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.094 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 164 China 0.09 ha/cap compare
- 164 China, mainland 0.09 ha/cap compare
- 164 Cyprus 0.09 ha/cap compare
- 164 Luxembourg 0.09 ha/cap compare
- 164 Suriname 0.09 ha/cap compare
- 164 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.09 ha/cap 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 — Share in Land area 0.45 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Mauritania?
- Cropland — area per capita in Mauritania was 0.09 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.32 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 ha/cap in 2022.
- How does Mauritania rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 164th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.