Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita was 0.0865 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Mauritania, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Mauritania stood at 0.0865 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.3236 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0865 hectares per person, in 2025.
Mauritania ranks 141st of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3236 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3214 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.3129 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3055 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2971 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2886 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2802 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2719 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2638 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2653 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2573 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2143 hectares per person | -16.7% |
| 1972 | 0.208 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.191 hectares per person | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1613 hectares per person | -15.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1534 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1513 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1477 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1407 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1389 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1452 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1543 hectares per person | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1627 hectares per person | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1705 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1723 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1792 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1855 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1913 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1967 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2023 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.208 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.207 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.205 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2024 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2045 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.199 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1951 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1908 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1859 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.181 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.176 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1717 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.168 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1642 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1604 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1565 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1526 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1487 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1445 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1401 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1357 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1313 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1271 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1232 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1195 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.116 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1126 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1092 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.106 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.103 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0971 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0943 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0916 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.089 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0865 hectares per person | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.293 hectares per person | 0.2638 hectares per person | 0.3236 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1764 hectares per person | 0.1389 hectares per person | 0.2573 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.176 hectares per person | 0.1452 hectares per person | 0.2023 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1978 hectares per person | 0.181 hectares per person | 0.208 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1583 hectares per person | 0.1401 hectares per person | 0.176 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1184 hectares per person | 0.103 hectares per person | 0.1357 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0931 hectares per person | 0.0865 hectares per person | 0.1 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Mauritania
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 7.47 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Mauritania?
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Mauritania was 0.0865 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3236 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0865 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Mauritania rank for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 141st out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. 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 Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland extent over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland extent over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.