Cropland per person over the long term in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cropland per person over the long term was 0.099 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.099
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
134th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.6033
in 1850
All-time low
0.099
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland per person over the long term in Mauritania, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, cropland per person over the long term in Mauritania stood at 0.099. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long term in Mauritania peaked at 0.6033 in 1850 and was at its lowest, 0.099, in 2025.
That places Mauritania 134th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.313 | 0.313 | 0.313 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.3252 | 0.3252 | 0.3252 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.3461 | 0.3461 | 0.3461 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.3752 | 0.3752 | 0.3752 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.3906 | 0.3906 | 0.3906 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.4439 | 0.4439 | 0.4439 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.4946 | 0.4946 | 0.4946 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.5042 | 0.5042 | 0.5042 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.5134 | 0.5134 | 0.5134 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.5221 | 0.5221 | 0.5221 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.5305 | 0.5305 | 0.5305 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.5385 | 0.5385 | 0.5385 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.5462 | 0.5462 | 0.5462 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.5536 | 0.5536 | 0.5536 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.5607 | 0.5607 | 0.5607 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.5675 | 0.5675 | 0.5675 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.574 | 0.574 | 0.574 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.5803 | 0.5803 | 0.5803 | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.5864 | 0.5864 | 0.5864 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.5922 | 0.5922 | 0.5922 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.5978 | 0.5978 | 0.5978 | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.6033 | 0.6033 | 0.6033 | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.5855 | 0.5855 | 0.5855 | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.5682 | 0.5682 | 0.5682 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.5515 | 0.5515 | 0.5515 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.5299 | 0.5299 | 0.5299 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.4561 | 0.4561 | 0.4561 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.4006 | 0.4006 | 0.4006 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.3625 | 0.3625 | 0.3625 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.3555 | 0.3555 | 0.3555 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.3485 | 0.3485 | 0.3485 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.3261 | 0.3138 | 0.337 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.28 | 0.2519 | 0.3108 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1693 | 0.1335 | 0.2463 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1693 | 0.1395 | 0.1948 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1934 | 0.175 | 0.2034 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1496 | 0.1312 | 0.1698 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1207 | 0.1098 | 0.133 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1033 | 0.099 | 0.1077 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 131 Luxembourg 0.1005 compare
- 132 Haiti 0.0997 compare
- 133 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0991 compare
- 135 China 0.0974 compare
- 136 Chile 0.0974 compare
- 137 Saudi Arabia 0.0958 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 19.95 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 19.95 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland per person over the long term in Mauritania?
- Cropland per person over the long term in Mauritania was 0.099 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6033 in 1850.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.099 in 2025.
- How does Mauritania rank for cropland per person over the long term?
- Mauritania ranks 134th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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