What is land area in Mauritania?

Land area in Mauritania was 103.07 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area recorded in Mauritania?

The highest recorded value was 103.07 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Mauritania?

The lowest recorded value was 103.07 million hectares in 1961.

How does Mauritania rank for land area?

Mauritania ranks 10th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is land area rising or falling in Mauritania?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Mauritania data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Mauritania

Name: Land area in Mauritania
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Mauritania: Land area was 103.07 million hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

103.07 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

10th

of 53 countries

All-time high

103.07 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

103.07 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Land area in Mauritania, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Mauritania is 103.07 million hectares, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Mauritania peaked at 103.07 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 103.07 million hectares, in 1961.

That places Mauritania 10th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	103.07 million hectares	103.07 million hectares	103.07 million hectares	9
1970s	103.07 million hectares	103.07 million hectares	103.07 million hectares	10
1980s	103.07 million hectares	103.07 million hectares	103.07 million hectares	10
1990s	103.07 million hectares	103.07 million hectares	103.07 million hectares	10
2000s	103.07 million hectares	103.07 million hectares	103.07 million hectares	10
2010s	103.07 million hectares	103.07 million hectares	103.07 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Mauritania

7 Angola 124.67 million hectares compare
8 Mali 122.02 million hectares compare
9 South Africa 121.31 million hectares compare
11 Ethiopia 100.00 million hectares compare
12 Egypt 99.55 million hectares compare
13 Nigeria 91.08 million hectares compare

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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)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 19.95 (2025)
Agriculture share gdp 19.95 (2025)
Land under cereal production 370,911 hectares (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Mauritania?: Land area in Mauritania was 103.07 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 103.07 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 103.07 million hectares in 1961.
How does Mauritania rank for land area?: Mauritania ranks 10th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is land area rising or falling in Mauritania?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.