Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.001 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Oil 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, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil 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 147th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil 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% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.001 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0178 ha per person, 6% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.001 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0238 ha per person, 4% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +81.9% | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0082 ha per person |
| 1975 | +51.3% | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0052 ha per person |
| 1979 | -43.2% | 0.0055 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person |
| 1972 | -36.7% | 0.0061 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person |
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 |
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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Mauritania?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Mauritania was 0.001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil 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, oil 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, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 147th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil 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, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Oil 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, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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
Oilcrops, Oil 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.