Arable land in Mauritania
Mauritania: Arable land was 0.0896 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Mauritania stood at 0.0896 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Mauritania peaked at 0.3155 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0896 hectares per person, in 2023.
Mauritania ranks 117th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2833 hectares per person | 0.259 hectares per person | 0.3155 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1731 hectares per person | 0.1361 hectares per person | 0.2528 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1733 hectares per person | 0.1425 hectares per person | 0.1997 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1939 hectares per person | 0.177 hectares per person | 0.2049 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1548 hectares per person | 0.137 hectares per person | 0.1722 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1158 hectares per person | 0.1007 hectares per person | 0.1327 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0937 hectares per person | 0.0896 hectares per person | 0.0978 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More agriculture & rural data for Mauritania
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
- Rural population 38.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 2.05 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 370,911 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,537 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 570,227 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Mauritania?
- Arable land in Mauritania was 0.0896 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3155 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0896 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for arable land?
- Mauritania ranks 117th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.