Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita was 0.0076 1000 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0076 1000 ha per person for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0464 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0076 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 6th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0464 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0452 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0439 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0427 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0415 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0403 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0391 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0379 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0368 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0357 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0346 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0336 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0326 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0316 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0307 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0298 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.029 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0282 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0274 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0266 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0259 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0251 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0244 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0237 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0231 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0224 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0218 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0211 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0206 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0201 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0195 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0188 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0181 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0174 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.017 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0166 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0163 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0159 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0154 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.015 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0147 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0143 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.014 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0137 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0134 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.013 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0127 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0123 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.012 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0116 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0112 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0108 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0105 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0102 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0099 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0096 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0093 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.009 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0088 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0085 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0083 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0081 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0078 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0076 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0076 1000 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 50.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0076 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0005 1000 ha per person, 15.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0415 1000 ha per person | 0.0368 1000 ha per person | 0.0464 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0313 1000 ha per person | 0.0274 1000 ha per person | 0.0357 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0235 1000 ha per person | 0.0206 1000 ha per person | 0.0266 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0175 1000 ha per person | 0.0154 1000 ha per person | 0.0201 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0135 1000 ha per person | 0.012 1000 ha per person | 0.015 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0101 1000 ha per person | 0.0088 1000 ha per person | 0.0116 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0081 1000 ha per person | 0.0076 1000 ha per person | 0.0085 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 3 Australia 0.0122 1000 ha per person compare
- 4 Botswana 0.0102 1000 ha per person compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 0.0089 1000 ha per person compare
- 7 Turkmenistan 0.0051 1000 ha per person compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 0.0048 1000 ha per person compare
- 9 Greenland 0.0043 1000 ha per person 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6871 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 3.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Mauritania?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Mauritania was 0.0076 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0464 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0076 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.