Cropland area in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cropland area was 460,000 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cropland area in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, cropland area in Mauritania stood at 460,000 hectares. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area in Mauritania peaked at 460,000 hectares in 1994 and was at its lowest, 196,000 hectares, in 1975.
Mauritania ranks 131st of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 273,889 hectares | 272,000 hectares | 283,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 218,900 hectares | 196,000 hectares | 283,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 298,600 hectares | 214,000 hectares | 385,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 445,000 hectares | 406,000 hectares | 460,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 460,000 hectares | 460,000 hectares | 460,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 460,000 hectares | 460,000 hectares | 460,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 460,000 hectares | 460,000 hectares | 460,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 128 Costa Rica 544,348 hectares compare
- 129 Armenia 503,400 hectares compare
- 130 Gabon 495,000 hectares compare
- 132 North Macedonia 456,000 hectares compare
- 133 Gambia 447,000 hectares compare
- 134 Bosnia and Herzegovina 444,000 hectares compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mauritania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.0% (2025)
- Rural population 2.05 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 38.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 370,911 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland area in Mauritania?
- Cropland area in Mauritania was 460,000 hectares 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 cropland area recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 460,000 hectares in 1994.
- What is the lowest cropland area recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 196,000 hectares in 1975.
- How does Mauritania rank for cropland area?
- Mauritania ranks 131st out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland area rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cropland area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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