Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre was 0.3097 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3097 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
down 12.0%
World rank
149th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.3521 hectares per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0681 hectares per square kilometre
in 1977
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Mauritania is 0.3097 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 12.0% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.3521 hectares per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0681 hectares per square kilometre, in 1977.
Mauritania ranks 149th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2387 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2387 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2451 hectares per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2451 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2984 hectares per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2498 hectares per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2498 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2504 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2794 hectares per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2507 hectares per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2608 hectares per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2029 hectares per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1332 hectares per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1625 hectares per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1975 | 0.115 hectares per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0779 hectares per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0681 hectares per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1166 hectares per square kilometre | +71.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1187 hectares per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1085 hectares per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1376 hectares per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1325 hectares per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0996 hectares per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1003 hectares per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1638 hectares per square kilometre | +63.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1761 hectares per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1457 hectares per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1958 hectares per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1877 hectares per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1154 hectares per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1514 hectares per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1199 hectares per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1928 hectares per square kilometre | +60.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3005 hectares per square kilometre | +55.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2785 hectares per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2676 hectares per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1908 hectares per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2056 hectares per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2177 hectares per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2017 hectares per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1885 hectares per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1081 hectares per square kilometre | -42.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2194 hectares per square kilometre | +102.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1751 hectares per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2005 | 0.197 hectares per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2455 hectares per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2507 hectares per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2401 hectares per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2319 hectares per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2829 hectares per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1405 hectares per square kilometre | -50.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3225 hectares per square kilometre | +129.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2527 hectares per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2157 hectares per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2428 hectares per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2433 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1903 hectares per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2792 hectares per square kilometre | +46.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2459 hectares per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3017 hectares per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2387 hectares per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3521 hectares per square kilometre | +47.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3097 hectares per square kilometre | -12.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.3097 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.29 hectares per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.3097 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.74 hectares per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2551 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2387 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2984 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1507 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0681 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2608 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1448 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0996 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1958 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.204 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1154 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3005 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2058 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1081 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2507 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2416 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1405 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3225 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3005 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2387 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3521 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 146 Sao Tome and Principe 0.4094 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 147 Costa Rica 0.3674 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 148 Suriname 0.3103 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 150 Brunei 0.2846 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 151 Maldives 0.2819 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 152 Micronesia (country) 0.2414 hectares per square kilometre 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)
- 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 land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.3097 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3521 hectares per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0681 hectares per square kilometre in 1977.
- How does Mauritania rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 149th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.