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 127th of 225 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.
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
- 124 Saudi Arabia 402 1000 ha compare
- 125 Guinea-Bissau 381.75 1000 ha compare
- 126 Ireland 361 1000 ha compare
- 128 Bosnia and Herzegovina 344.13 1000 ha compare
- 129 Melanesia 339.18 1000 ha compare
- 130 Gambia 334 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Mauritania
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 9.78 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 45.01 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 38.08 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 98.84 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 39,250 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.03 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 10 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 1.13 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 450 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (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 127th out of 225 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.