Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Mauritania
Mauritania: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Mauritania, 1971–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Mauritania is 0.0%, measured in 2023.
Over the whole period, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Mauritania peaked at 0.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 1979.
That places Mauritania 91st out of 225 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -0.1% | — |
| 1972 | -0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | -0.1% | +48.3% |
| 1974 | -0.2% | +69.8% |
| 1975 | -0.2% | +5.5% |
| 1976 | -0.2% | -3.9% |
| 1977 | -0.2% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | -0.2% | +5.5% |
| 1979 | -0.2% | +9.1% |
| 1980 | -0.2% | -17.9% |
| 1981 | -0.0% | -86.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -222.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +300.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +93.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +28.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | +15.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +15.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | +16.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -11.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -12.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -14.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -17.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -21.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -28.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -18.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -27.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -37.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1%. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9%. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +300.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1982 | +222.2% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | -0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 88 Sierra Leone 0.0% compare
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- 91 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% compare
- 91 Aruba 0.0%
- 91 Bahamas 0.0% compare
- 91 Bermuda 0.0% compare
- 91 British Virgin Islands 0.0% compare
- 91 Brunei 0.0% compare
- 91 Cape Verde 0.0% compare
- 91 Cayman Islands 0.0%
- 91 Comoros 0.0% compare
- 91 Cook Islands 0.0% compare
- 91 Dominica 0.0% compare
- 91 Eritrea 0.0% compare
- 91 Gabon 0.0% compare
- 91 Grenada 0.0% compare
- 91 Kiribati 0.0% compare
- 91 Madagascar 0.0% compare
- 91 Marshall Islands 0.0% compare
- 91 Micronesia (country) 0.0% compare
- 91 Montserrat 0.0% compare
- 91 Nauru 0.0% compare
- 91 Netherlands Antilles 0.0% compare
- 91 Niue 0.0% compare
- 91 Norfolk Island 0.0%
- 91 Palau 0.0%
- 91 Saint Helena 0.0% compare
- 91 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
- 91 Saint Lucia 0.0% compare
- 91 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0% compare
- 91 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% compare
- 91 Seychelles 0.0% compare
- 91 South Africa 0.0% compare
- 91 Togo 0.0% compare
- 91 Tokelau 0.0% compare
- 91 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% compare
- 91 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0%
- 91 Tuvalu 0.0% compare
- 91 Uganda 0.0% compare
- 91 Vanuatu 0.0% compare
- 91 Venezuela 0.0% compare
- 91 Wallis and Futuna 0.0% compare
- 91 Western Sahara 0.0% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mauritania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1995 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5156 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3851 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Mauritania?
- Is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Mauritania was 0.0% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 1979.
- How does Mauritania rank for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Mauritania ranks 91st out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.