Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Mauritania
Mauritania: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 45.01 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area in Mauritania is 45.01 1000 ha, measured 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 equipped for irrigation — area in Mauritania peaked at 45.01 1000 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 20 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Mauritania 125th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20 1000 ha | 20 1000 ha | 20 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 32 1000 ha | 30 1000 ha | 35 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.5 1000 ha | 35 1000 ha | 40 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.5 1000 ha | 40 1000 ha | 45 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 45 1000 ha | 45 1000 ha | 45 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.01 1000 ha | 45.01 1000 ha | 45.01 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.01 1000 ha | 45.01 1000 ha | 45.01 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Mauritania
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 9.78 % (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)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 0.45 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Mauritania?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Mauritania was 45.01 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 45.01 1000 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Mauritania ranks 125th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.