Cropland — Share in Land area in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cropland — Share in Land area was 0.45 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Mauritania stood at 0.45 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Mauritania peaked at 0.45 % in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.19 %, in 1974.
That places Mauritania 244th out of 252 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.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.26 % | — |
| 1962 | 0.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.27 % | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.27 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.24 % | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 0.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.22 % | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.19 % | -13.6% |
| 1975 | 0.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.21 % | +10.5% |
| 1980 | 0.22 % | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.24 % | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.25 % | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.27 % | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.28 % | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3 % | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.32 % | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 0.33 % | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.35 % | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.37 % | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.39 % | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4 % | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.42 % | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.43 % | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.45 % | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.45 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.14 %, 3% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.45 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.37 %, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2611 % | 0.26 % | 0.27 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.213 % | 0.19 % | 0.27 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.293 % | 0.22 % | 0.37 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.434 % | 0.39 % | 0.45 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.45 % | 0.45 % | 0.45 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.45 % | 0.45 % | 0.45 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.45 % | 0.45 % | 0.45 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 cropland — share in land area in Mauritania?
- Cropland — share in land area in Mauritania was 0.45 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.45 % in 1994.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.19 % in 1974.
- How does Mauritania rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Mauritania ranks 244th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in 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 Cropland — Share in 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.