Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.3097 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.3097 ha per square kilometre for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.3521 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0681 ha per square kilometre, in 1977.
That places Mauritania 129th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2387 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2387 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2451 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2451 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2984 ha per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2498 ha per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2498 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2504 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2794 ha per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2507 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2608 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2029 ha per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1332 ha per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1625 ha per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1975 | 0.115 ha per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0779 ha per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0681 ha per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1166 ha per square kilometre | +71.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1187 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1085 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1376 ha per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1325 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0996 ha per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1003 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1638 ha per square kilometre | +63.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1761 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1457 ha per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1958 ha per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1877 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1154 ha per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1514 ha per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1199 ha per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1928 ha per square kilometre | +60.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3005 ha per square kilometre | +55.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2785 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2676 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1908 ha per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2056 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2177 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2017 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1885 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1081 ha per square kilometre | -42.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2194 ha per square kilometre | +102.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1751 ha per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2005 | 0.197 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2455 ha per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2507 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2401 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2319 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2829 ha per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1405 ha per square kilometre | -50.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3225 ha per square kilometre | +129.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2527 ha per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2157 ha per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2428 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2433 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1903 ha per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2792 ha per square kilometre | +46.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2459 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3017 ha per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2387 ha per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3521 ha per square kilometre | +47.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3097 ha per square kilometre | -12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2551 ha per square kilometre | 0.2387 ha per square kilometre | 0.2984 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1507 ha per square kilometre | 0.0681 ha per square kilometre | 0.2608 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1448 ha per square kilometre | 0.0996 ha per square kilometre | 0.1958 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.204 ha per square kilometre | 0.1154 ha per square kilometre | 0.3005 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2058 ha per square kilometre | 0.1081 ha per square kilometre | 0.2507 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2416 ha per square kilometre | 0.1405 ha per square kilometre | 0.3225 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3005 ha per square kilometre | 0.2387 ha per square kilometre | 0.3521 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 126 Sao Tome and Principe 0.4094 ha per square kilometre compare
- 127 Costa Rica 0.3674 ha per square kilometre compare
- 128 Suriname 0.3235 ha per square kilometre compare
- 130 Maldives 0.2819 ha per square kilometre compare
- 131 Mongolia 0.233 ha per square kilometre compare
- 132 Jamaica 0.1855 ha per square kilometre 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 cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.3097 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3521 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0681 ha per square kilometre in 1977.
- How does Mauritania rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 129th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.