Land area — Area in Mauritania
Mauritania: Land area — Area was 103,070 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 103,070 1000 ha for land area — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Mauritania peaked at 103,070 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 103,070 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Mauritania 32nd out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 103,070 1000 ha | 103,070 1000 ha | 103,070 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 103,070 1000 ha | 103,070 1000 ha | 103,070 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 103,070 1000 ha | 103,070 1000 ha | 103,070 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 103,070 1000 ha | 103,070 1000 ha | 103,070 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 103,070 1000 ha | 103,070 1000 ha | 103,070 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 103,070 1000 ha | 103,070 1000 ha | 103,070 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 103,070 1000 ha | 103,070 1000 ha | 103,070 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 29 Colombia 110,950 1000 ha compare
- 30 Ethiopia PDR 110,100 1000 ha compare
- 31 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 108,796 1000 ha compare
- 33 Egypt 99,545 1000 ha compare
- 34 Nigeria 91,077 1000 ha compare
- 35 United Republic of Tanzania 88,400 1000 ha 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 — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area in Mauritania?
- Land area — area in Mauritania was 103,070 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 103,070 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 103,070 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for land area — area?
- Mauritania ranks 32nd out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — 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.