Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Mauritania
Mauritania: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 9.78 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Mauritania is 9.78 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Mauritania peaked at 17.86 % in 1978 and was at its lowest, 7.07 %, in 1969.
Mauritania ranks 115th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.35 % | — |
| 1962 | 7.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 7.33 % | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 7.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 7.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 7.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 7.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 7.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 7.07 % | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 10.6 % | +49.9% |
| 1971 | 12.35 % | +16.5% |
| 1972 | 12.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 13.04 % | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 15 % | +15.0% |
| 1975 | 15.31 % | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 17.59 % | +14.9% |
| 1977 | 17.5 % | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 17.86 % | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 16.54 % | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 15.41 % | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 14.42 % | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 13.55 % | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 12.78 % | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 12.09 % | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 13.11 % | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 12.31 % | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 11.59 % | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 10.96 % | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 10.39 % | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 9.85 % | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 9.62 % | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 9.35 % | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 10.23 % | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 9.78 % | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.78 % | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 9.78 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.25 %, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 9.78 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.63 %, 6.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.31 % | 7.07 % | 7.35 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.81 % | 10.6 % | 17.86 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.66 % | 10.39 % | 15.41 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.77 % | 9.35 % | 10.23 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.78 % | 9.78 % | 9.78 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.78 % | 9.78 % | 9.78 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.78 % | 9.78 % | 9.78 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 112 Guatemala 11.05 % compare
- 113 Republic of Moldova 10.46 % compare
- 113 Moldova 10.46 % compare
- 116 Norway 9.57 % compare
- 117 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9.56 % compare
- 118 Brunei Darussalam 9.51 % compare
- 118 Brunei 9.51 % compare
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 land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Mauritania?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Mauritania was 9.78 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.86 % in 1978.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.07 % in 1969.
- How does Mauritania rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Mauritania ranks 115th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Share in Cropland. 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.