Arable land in Mauritania
Mauritania: Arable land was 450,000 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 450,000 hectares for arable land in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Mauritania peaked at 450,000 hectares in 1994 and was at its lowest, 192,000 hectares, in 1975.
That places Mauritania 125th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 267,889 hectares | 265,000 hectares | 278,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 214,800 hectares | 192,000 hectares | 278,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 294,000 hectares | 210,000 hectares | 380,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 436,100 hectares | 400,000 hectares | 450,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 450,000 hectares | 450,000 hectares | 450,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 450,000 hectares | 450,000 hectares | 450,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 450,000 hectares | 450,000 hectares | 450,000 hectares | 4 |
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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 450,000 hectares 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 450,000 hectares in 1994.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 192,000 hectares in 1975.
- How does Mauritania rank for arable land?
- Mauritania ranks 125th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (in hectares) 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.