Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0002 ha per person for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0055 ha per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per person, in 2004.
Mauritania ranks 69th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0017 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0016 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0018 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0017 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0017 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0016 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0016 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0016 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0018 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0055 ha per person | +206.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0035 ha per person | -35.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 ha per person | -51.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0014 ha per person | -17.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0016 ha per person | +14.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0031 ha per person | +94.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0034 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0033 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0034 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0008 ha per person | -75.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 ha per person | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 ha per person | +38.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0014 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0014 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0013 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0021 ha per person | +62.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 ha per person | -36.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0013 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 0.001 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 ha per person | +23.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.001 ha per person | -19.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.001 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 ha per person | -36.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 ha per person | -54.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 ha per person | -43.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 ha per person | +70.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 ha per person | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 ha per person | -3.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +206.3% | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0055 ha per person |
| 1975 | +94.2% | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person |
| 2005 | +70.8% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
| 1979 | -75.2% | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person |
| 1989 | +62.5% | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person |
| 2002 | -54.0% | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0055 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 5 |
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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 groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Mauritania?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Mauritania was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0055 ha per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 2004.
- How does Mauritania rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 69th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.