Temporary fallow — Area in Mauritania
Mauritania: Temporary fallow — Area was 50.34 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary fallow — Area in Mauritania, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 50.34 1000 ha for temporary fallow — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary fallow — area in Mauritania peaked at 65.31 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 50.34 1000 ha, in 2021.
That places Mauritania 121st out of 225 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.69 1000 ha | 58.98 1000 ha | 65.31 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.68 1000 ha | 54.51 1000 ha | 59.45 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.94 1000 ha | 50.34 1000 ha | 53.32 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 118 Melanesia 55.94 1000 ha compare
- 119 China, Taiwan Province of 53.23 1000 ha compare
- 120 Lithuania 53 1000 ha compare
- 122 Costa Rica 47.5 1000 ha compare
- 123 United Arab Emirates 41.42 1000 ha compare
- 124 Guinea-Bissau 37.68 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 fallow — area in Mauritania?
- Temporary fallow — area in Mauritania was 50.34 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary fallow — area recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 65.31 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest temporary fallow — area recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.34 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Mauritania rank for temporary fallow — area?
- Mauritania ranks 121st out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary fallow — area rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temporary fallow — 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.