Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Mauritania

Mauritania: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 38.08 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
38.08 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 220 countries
All-time high
38.08 %
in 1961
All-time low
38.08 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Mauritania, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 38.08 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Mauritania peaked at 38.08 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 38.08 %, in 1961.

Mauritania ranks 39th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 38.08 % 38.08 % 38.08 % 9
1970s 38.08 % 38.08 % 38.08 % 10
1980s 38.08 % 38.08 % 38.08 % 10
1990s 38.08 % 38.08 % 38.08 % 10
2000s 38.08 % 38.08 % 38.08 % 10
2010s 38.08 % 38.08 % 38.08 % 10
2020s 38.08 % 38.08 % 38.08 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Mauritania?
Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Mauritania was 38.08 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 38.08 % in 1961.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 38.08 % in 1961.
How does Mauritania rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
Mauritania ranks 39th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area 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 Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.