Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0054 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Mauritania stood at 0.0054 ha per person.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0115 ha per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 ha per person, in 1987.
That places Mauritania 84th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0059 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0058 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0073 ha per person | +26.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0071 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0069 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0067 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0065 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0065 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0063 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.006 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0059 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0056 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.005 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0048 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0063 ha per person | +29.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0065 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0059 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0063 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0063 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0053 ha per person | -16.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0051 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0045 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0037 ha per person | -16.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0036 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0018 ha per person | -51.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0023 ha per person | +29.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0011 ha per person | -51.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0061 ha per person | +448.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0021 ha per person | -65.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0018 ha per person | -13.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0018 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.002 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0028 ha per person | +42.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0056 ha per person | +100.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0019 ha per person | -65.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0104 ha per person | +435.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0056 ha per person | -46.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0053 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0027 ha per person | -49.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0058 ha per person | +117.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 ha per person | -60.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0031 ha per person | +34.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0073 ha per person | +135.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0022 ha per person | -70.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 ha per person | +136.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0115 ha per person | +125.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0077 ha per person | -33.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0069 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0065 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0068 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.005 ha per person | -26.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0091 ha per person | +82.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0035 ha per person | -61.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0048 ha per person | +35.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 ha per person | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0052 ha per person | +33.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0033 ha per person | -35.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0039 ha per person | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0051 ha per person | +31.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0052 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.004 ha per person | -23.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0055 ha per person | +38.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0052 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0054 ha per person | +4.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0054 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0135 ha per person, 40% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0054 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.024 ha per person, 23% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +448.9% | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0061 ha per person |
| 1996 | +435.0% | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0104 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0065 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 0.0073 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0059 ha per person | 0.0048 ha per person | 0.0065 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0061 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0104 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0058 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0115 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0051 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0091 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0051 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0055 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Mauritania?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Mauritania was 0.0054 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0115 ha per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 ha per person in 1987.
- How does Mauritania rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 84th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — 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
Maize (corn) — 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.