Land area in Mauritania
Mauritania: Land area was 1.03 million sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land area in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in Mauritania is 1.03 million sq. km, measured 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, land area in Mauritania peaked at 1.03 million sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.03 million sq. km, in 1961.
Mauritania ranks 28th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 million sq. km | 1.03 million sq. km | 1.03 million sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.03 million sq. km | 1.03 million sq. km | 1.03 million sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 million sq. km | 1.03 million sq. km | 1.03 million sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 million sq. km | 1.03 million sq. km | 1.03 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 million sq. km | 1.03 million sq. km | 1.03 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 million sq. km | 1.03 million sq. km | 1.03 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million sq. km | 1.03 million sq. km | 1.03 million sq. km | 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 land area in Mauritania?
- Land area in Mauritania was 1.03 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest land area recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million sq. km in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 million sq. km in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for land area?
- Mauritania ranks 28th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.