Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 1.16 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in agricultural land in Mauritania stood at 1.16 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Mauritania peaked at 1.16 % in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.5 %, in 1975.
That places Mauritania 228th out of 234 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6933 % | 0.69 % | 0.72 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.56 % | 0.5 % | 0.72 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.761 % | 0.58 % | 0.97 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 % | 1.02 % | 1.16 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 % | 1.16 % | 1.16 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 % | 1.16 % | 1.16 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 % | 1.16 % | 1.16 % | 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)
- Arable land — Area 450 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Mauritania?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Mauritania was 1.16 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 % in 1994.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 % in 1975.
- How does Mauritania rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Mauritania ranks 228th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land 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 Cropland — Share in Agricultural land. 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.