Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0252 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0252 ha per square kilometre for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 97.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.0337 ha per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 ha per square kilometre, in 1987.
That places Mauritania 122nd out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1988 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | +465.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | -64.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | +48.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0122 ha per square kilometre | +107.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | -64.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0238 ha per square kilometre | +445.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0131 ha per square kilometre | -45.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | -48.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0146 ha per square kilometre | +123.1% |
| 2001 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | -59.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0198 ha per square kilometre | +140.8% |
| 2004 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | -69.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0146 ha per square kilometre | +141.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0337 ha per square kilometre | +131.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | -31.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0212 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0207 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0225 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.017 ha per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0321 ha per square kilometre | +88.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | -60.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0179 ha per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | -33.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0223 ha per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0262 ha per square kilometre | +42.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0252 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0252 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.08 ha per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0252 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.13 ha per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +465.0% | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | 0.011 ha per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +445.6% | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | 0.0238 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | 0.0238 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0168 ha per square kilometre | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0337 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.019 ha per square kilometre | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | 0.0321 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | 0.0262 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 119 Congo 0.0381 ha per square kilometre compare
- 120 Barbados 0.0349 ha per square kilometre compare
- 121 Armenia 0.0297 ha per square kilometre compare
- 123 Niger 0.0242 ha per square kilometre compare
- 124 Fiji 0.0184 ha per square kilometre compare
- 125 New Caledonia 0.0166 ha 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.0252 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0337 ha per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 ha per square kilometre in 1987.
- How does Mauritania rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 122nd out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.6%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested 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.