Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Mauritania
Mauritania: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 98.84 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 98.84 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Mauritania peaked at 99.5 % in 1975 and was at its lowest, 98.84 %, in 1994.
Mauritania ranks 10th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 99.31 % | — |
| 1962 | 99.31 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 99.31 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 99.31 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 99.31 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 99.31 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 99.31 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 99.31 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 99.28 % | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 99.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 99.38 % | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 99.38 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 99.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 99.49 % | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 99.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 99.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 99.49 % | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 99.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 99.46 % | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 99.42 % | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 99.39 % | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 99.35 % | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 99.31 % | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 99.27 % | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 99.23 % | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 99.18 % | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 99.13 % | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 99.08 % | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 99.03 % | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 98.98 % | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 98.95 % | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 98.92 % | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 98.89 % | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 98.84 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.84 % | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 98.84 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.4 %, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 98.84 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.61 %, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.31 % | 99.28 % | 99.31 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 99.44 % | 99.28 % | 99.5 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.24 % | 99.03 % | 99.42 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.88 % | 98.84 % | 98.98 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.84 % | 98.84 % | 98.84 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.84 % | 98.84 % | 98.84 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.84 % | 98.84 % | 98.84 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Mauritania?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Mauritania was 98.84 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5 % in 1975.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.84 % in 1994.
- How does Mauritania rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Mauritania ranks 10th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.