Surface area in Mauritania
Mauritania: Surface area was 1.03 million sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Surface area 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 sq. km.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 1.03 million sq. km for surface area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area in Mauritania peaked at 1.03 million sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.03 million sq. km, in 1961.
That places Mauritania 28th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 surface area in Mauritania?
- Surface area in Mauritania was 1.03 million sq. km 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 surface area recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million sq. km in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 million sq. km in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for surface area?
- Mauritania ranks 28th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is surface 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 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 Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.