Temporary crops — Area in Mauritania
Mauritania: Temporary crops — Area was 350.42 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Mauritania, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 350.42 1000 ha for temporary crops — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Mauritania peaked at 350.42 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 321.03 1000 ha, in 2001.
Mauritania ranks 138th of 242 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 321.03 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 321.73 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 322.84 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 323.65 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 324.64 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 326.89 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 327.84 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 331.77 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 334.66 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 336.07 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 339.59 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 339.64 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 342.32 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 343.46 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 342.6 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 343.3 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 344.34 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 344.1 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 345.65 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 347.44 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 350.42 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 350.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 350.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 350.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 350.42 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,271 1000 ha, 28% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 350.42 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,076 1000 ha, 17% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 326.12 1000 ha | 321.03 1000 ha | 334.66 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 342.11 1000 ha | 336.07 1000 ha | 345.65 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 349.82 1000 ha | 347.44 1000 ha | 350.42 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 135 Saudi Arabia 402 1000 ha compare
- 136 Guinea-Bissau 381.75 1000 ha compare
- 137 Ireland 361 1000 ha compare
- 139 Bosnia and Herzegovina 344.13 1000 ha compare
- 140 Melanesia 339.18 1000 ha compare
- 141 Gambia 334 1000 ha 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)
- 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 temporary crops — area in Mauritania?
- Temporary crops — area in Mauritania was 350.42 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 350.42 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 321.03 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Mauritania rank for temporary crops — area?
- Mauritania ranks 138th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 of the United Nations, published as part of Temporary crops — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.