Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS in Mauritania

Mauritania: Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS was 13.39 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
13.39 1000 ha
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
158th
of 240 countries
All-time high
13.39 1000 ha
in 2024
All-time low
0.64 1000 ha
in 2006
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS in Mauritania, 2001–2024

0510152001201220242001: 6 1000 ha2002: 1 1000 ha2003: 1.2 1000 ha2004: 0.99 1000 ha2005: 0.96 1000 ha2006: 0.64 1000 ha2007: 0.64 1000 ha2008: 0.66 1000 ha2009: 1.2 1000 ha2010: 2.6 1000 ha2011: 1.2 1000 ha2012: 2.4 1000 ha2013: 2.3 1000 ha2014: 3.8 1000 ha2015: 6.4 1000 ha2016: 5.4 1000 ha2017: 4.3 1000 ha2018: 6.7 1000 ha2019: 8.1 1000 ha2020: 8.2 1000 ha2021: 8.2 1000 ha2022: 11.8 1000 ha2023: 12.9 1000 ha2024: 13.4 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 13.39 1000 ha for herbaceous crops — area from modis in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 249.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, herbaceous crops — area from modis in Mauritania peaked at 13.39 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.64 1000 ha, in 2006.

That places Mauritania 158th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.47 1000 ha 0.64 1000 ha 6.02 1000 ha 9
2010s 4.33 1000 ha 1.18 1000 ha 8.13 1000 ha 10
2020s 10.91 1000 ha 8.19 1000 ha 13.39 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 155 Guam 18.32 1000 ha compare
  2. 156 New Caledonia 14.57 1000 ha compare
  3. 157 Malta 14.15 1000 ha compare
  4. 159 Barbados 12.75 1000 ha compare
  5. 160 Liberia 12.24 1000 ha compare
  6. 161 Oman 12.07 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is herbaceous crops — area from modis in Mauritania?
Herbaceous crops — area from modis in Mauritania was 13.39 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest herbaceous crops — area from modis recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 13.39 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest herbaceous crops — area from modis recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.64 1000 ha in 2006.
How does Mauritania rank for herbaceous crops — area from modis?
Mauritania ranks 158th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is herbaceous crops — area from modis rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 249.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.