Millet — Area harvested in Mauritania
Mauritania: Millet — Area harvested was 13,000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Millet — Area harvested in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, millet — area harvested in Mauritania stood at 13,000 ha.
That represents a change of up 18.2% on the previous year and up 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet — area harvested in Mauritania peaked at 39,000 ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 1,700 ha, in 1983.
Mauritania ranks 45th of 86 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.
Millet — Area harvested in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 31,200 ha | — |
| 1962 | 31,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 31,900 ha | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 31,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 39,000 ha | +22.3% |
| 1966 | 32,500 ha | -16.7% |
| 1967 | 32,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 32,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 36,400 ha | +12.0% |
| 1970 | 32,500 ha | -10.7% |
| 1971 | 33,800 ha | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 26,000 ha | -23.1% |
| 1973 | 16,900 ha | -35.0% |
| 1974 | 20,800 ha | +23.1% |
| 1975 | 14,200 ha | -31.7% |
| 1976 | 9,100 ha | -35.9% |
| 1977 | 7,800 ha | -14.3% |
| 1978 | 14,200 ha | +82.1% |
| 1979 | 14,300 ha | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 13,000 ha | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 8,000 ha | -38.5% |
| 1982 | 3,000 ha | -62.5% |
| 1983 | 1,700 ha | -43.3% |
| 1984 | 5,000 ha | +194.1% |
| 1985 | 10,000 ha | +100.0% |
| 1986 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 20,000 ha | +100.0% |
| 1988 | 13,340 ha | -33.3% |
| 1989 | 28,080 ha | +110.5% |
| 1990 | 11,683 ha | -58.4% |
| 1991 | 7,873 ha | -32.6% |
| 1992 | 6,049 ha | -23.2% |
| 1993 | 15,794 ha | +161.1% |
| 1994 | 24,968 ha | +58.1% |
| 1995 | 22,000 ha | -11.9% |
| 1996 | 21,934 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 18,973 ha | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 17,063 ha | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 17,442 ha | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 12,362 ha | -29.1% |
| 2001 | 14,437 ha | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 5,175 ha | -64.2% |
| 2003 | 15,323 ha | +196.1% |
| 2004 | 12,563 ha | -18.0% |
| 2005 | 10,596 ha | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 18,854 ha | +77.9% |
| 2007 | 15,824 ha | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 11,588 ha | -26.8% |
| 2009 | 11,588 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11,253 ha | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 5,795 ha | -48.5% |
| 2012 | 10,425 ha | +79.9% |
| 2013 | 14,906 ha | +43.0% |
| 2014 | 7,949 ha | -46.7% |
| 2015 | 10,606 ha | +33.4% |
| 2016 | 12,000 ha | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11,000 ha | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 11,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7,000 ha | -36.4% |
| 2022 | 13,000 ha | +85.7% |
| 2023 | 11,000 ha | -15.4% |
| 2024 | 13,000 ha | +18.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 13,000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78,708 ha, 17% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 13,000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72,000 ha, 18% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,233 ha | 31,200 ha | 39,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 18,960 ha | 7,800 ha | 33,800 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,212 ha | 1,700 ha | 28,080 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,378 ha | 6,049 ha | 24,968 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,831 ha | 5,175 ha | 18,854 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,693 ha | 5,795 ha | 14,906 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,000 ha | 7,000 ha | 13,000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 42 Poland 16,943 ha compare
- 43 Congo 16,118 ha compare
- 44 Sierra Leone 14,773 ha compare
- 46 South Africa 12,938 ha compare
- 47 Bangladesh 11,005 ha compare
- 48 France 10,699 ha 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 millet — area harvested in Mauritania?
- Millet — area harvested in Mauritania was 13,000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest millet — area harvested recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 39,000 ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest millet — area harvested recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,700 ha in 1983.
- How does Mauritania rank for millet — area harvested?
- Mauritania ranks 45th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet — area harvested rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Millet — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.