What is land use over the long-term in Mauritania?

Land use over the long-term in Mauritania was 39.25 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Mauritania?

The highest recorded value was 39.25 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Mauritania?

The lowest recorded value was 18.70 million hectares in 1700.

How does Mauritania rank for land use over the long-term?

Mauritania ranks 16th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is land use over the long-term 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 HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use over the long-term in Mauritania

Name: Land use over the long-term in Mauritania
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mauritania: Land use over the long-term was 39.25 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

39.25 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

16th

of 202 countries

All-time high

39.25 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

18.70 million hectares

in 1700

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Land use over the long-term in Mauritania, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2025, land use over the long-term in Mauritania stood at 39.25 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Mauritania peaked at 39.25 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 18.70 million hectares, in 1700.

That places Mauritania 16th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	19.93 million hectares	19.93 million hectares	19.93 million hectares	1
1100s	20.10 million hectares	20.10 million hectares	20.10 million hectares	1
1200s	20.19 million hectares	20.19 million hectares	20.19 million hectares	1
1300s	20.20 million hectares	20.20 million hectares	20.20 million hectares	1
1400s	20.10 million hectares	20.10 million hectares	20.10 million hectares	1
1500s	19.86 million hectares	19.86 million hectares	19.86 million hectares	1
1600s	19.43 million hectares	19.43 million hectares	19.43 million hectares	1
1700s	18.70 million hectares	18.70 million hectares	18.70 million hectares	1
1710s	19.00 million hectares	19.00 million hectares	19.00 million hectares	1
1720s	19.29 million hectares	19.29 million hectares	19.29 million hectares	1
1730s	19.57 million hectares	19.57 million hectares	19.57 million hectares	1
1740s	19.83 million hectares	19.83 million hectares	19.83 million hectares	1
1750s	20.08 million hectares	20.08 million hectares	20.08 million hectares	1
1760s	20.32 million hectares	20.32 million hectares	20.32 million hectares	1
1770s	20.54 million hectares	20.54 million hectares	20.54 million hectares	1
1780s	20.74 million hectares	20.74 million hectares	20.74 million hectares	1
1790s	20.93 million hectares	20.93 million hectares	20.93 million hectares	1
1800s	21.09 million hectares	21.09 million hectares	21.09 million hectares	1
1810s	21.23 million hectares	21.23 million hectares	21.23 million hectares	1
1820s	21.35 million hectares	21.35 million hectares	21.35 million hectares	1
1830s	21.45 million hectares	21.45 million hectares	21.45 million hectares	1
1840s	21.51 million hectares	21.51 million hectares	21.51 million hectares	1
1850s	21.54 million hectares	21.54 million hectares	21.54 million hectares	1
1860s	22.02 million hectares	22.02 million hectares	22.02 million hectares	1
1870s	22.47 million hectares	22.47 million hectares	22.47 million hectares	1
1880s	23.12 million hectares	23.12 million hectares	23.12 million hectares	1
1890s	23.95 million hectares	23.95 million hectares	23.95 million hectares	1
1900s	24.99 million hectares	24.99 million hectares	24.99 million hectares	1
1910s	26.46 million hectares	26.46 million hectares	26.46 million hectares	1
1920s	27.04 million hectares	27.04 million hectares	27.04 million hectares	1
1930s	29.93 million hectares	29.93 million hectares	29.93 million hectares	1
1940s	32.33 million hectares	32.33 million hectares	32.33 million hectares	1
1950s	37.56 million hectares	35.79 million hectares	39.11 million hectares	10
1960s	39.25 million hectares	39.25 million hectares	39.25 million hectares	10
1970s	39.25 million hectares	39.25 million hectares	39.25 million hectares	10
1980s	39.25 million hectares	39.25 million hectares	39.25 million hectares	10
1990s	39.25 million hectares	39.25 million hectares	39.25 million hectares	10
2000s	39.25 million hectares	39.25 million hectares	39.25 million hectares	10
2010s	39.25 million hectares	39.25 million hectares	39.25 million hectares	10
2020s	39.25 million hectares	39.25 million hectares	39.25 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Mauritania

13 Chad 45.00 million hectares compare
14 Somalia 43.00 million hectares compare
15 Angola 40.28 million hectares compare
17 Namibia 38.00 million hectares compare
18 Madagascar 37.30 million hectares compare
19 Turkmenistan 37.17 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More environment data for Mauritania

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 17.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2865 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7099 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0008 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0174 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.9576 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use over the long-term in Mauritania?: Land use over the long-term in Mauritania was 39.25 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 39.25 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 18.70 million hectares in 1700.
How does Mauritania rank for land use over the long-term?: Mauritania ranks 16th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is land use over the long-term 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 HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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