Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Mauritania 33rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 30 Lebanon 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Andorra 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 Mexico 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Zimbabwe 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 35 Kenya 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 Chad 0.0357 1000 ha per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 33rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.