Non-agricultural population in Mauritania
Mauritania: Non-agricultural population was 1.82 million FAO, number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Non-agricultural population in Mauritania, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.
Analysis
In 2012, non-agricultural population in Mauritania stood at 1.82 million FAO, number. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural population in Mauritania peaked at 1.82 million FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 437,000 FAO, number, in 1980.
Mauritania ranks 33rd of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 629,600 FAO, number | 437,000 FAO, number | 843,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 million FAO, number | 899,000 FAO, number | 1.21 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.46 million FAO, number | 1.25 million FAO, number | 1.67 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 million FAO, number | 1.72 million FAO, number | 1.82 million FAO, number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 non-agricultural population in Mauritania?
- Non-agricultural population in Mauritania was 1.82 million FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest non-agricultural population recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 million FAO, number in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural population recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 437,000 FAO, number in 1980.
- How does Mauritania rank for non-agricultural population?
- Mauritania ranks 33rd out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is non-agricultural population rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.