Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0022 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita in Mauritania, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, beans, dry — area harvested, per capita in Mauritania stood at 0.0022 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0041 ha per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 ha per person, in 1995.
Mauritania ranks 46th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0016 ha per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.0026 ha per person | +60.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0031 ha per person | +18.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0035 ha per person | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0039 ha per person | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0039 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0037 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0041 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0039 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0036 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0035 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0034 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0032 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.003 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0029 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0026 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0025 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0022 ha per person | -2.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0022 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0035 ha per person, 63% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0022 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0038 ha per person, 59% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +60.0% | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 beans, dry — area harvested, per capita in Mauritania?
- Beans, dry — area harvested, per capita in Mauritania was 0.0022 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0041 ha per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 ha per person in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for beans, dry — area harvested, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 46th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beans, dry — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beans, dry — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Beans, dry — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Beans, dry — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.