Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.001 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.001 ha per person for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0082 ha per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.001 ha per person, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 139th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0044 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0044 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0046 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0045 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0045 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0044 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0043 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0043 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0045 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0082 ha per person | +81.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0061 ha per person | -25.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0039 ha per person | -36.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0031 ha per person | -20.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0035 ha per person | +12.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0052 ha per person | +51.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0055 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0055 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0055 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0031 ha per person | -43.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0035 ha per person | +12.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0038 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0038 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0039 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0041 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0041 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0041 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0041 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.004 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0048 ha per person | +21.2% |
| 1990 | 0.004 ha per person | -16.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0041 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0037 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0032 ha per person | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0032 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0034 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0034 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0031 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0031 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.003 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.003 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0025 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 ha per person | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 0.002 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0017 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.001 ha per person | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person | 0.0046 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.005 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0082 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0048 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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 oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Mauritania?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Mauritania was 0.001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0082 ha per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 139th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. 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 Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — 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.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — 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.