Peas, dry — Area harvested in Mauritania
Mauritania: Peas, dry — Area harvested was 30,219 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Peas, dry — Area harvested in Mauritania, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, peas, dry — area harvested in Mauritania stood at 30,219 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peas, dry — area harvested in Mauritania peaked at 36,000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3,200 ha, in 1991.
That places Mauritania 31st out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Peas, dry — Area harvested in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3,200 ha | — |
| 1992 | 6,200 ha | +93.8% |
| 1993 | 7,409 ha | +19.5% |
| 1994 | 9,300 ha | +25.5% |
| 1995 | 10,761 ha | +15.7% |
| 1996 | 12,500 ha | +16.2% |
| 1997 | 15,500 ha | +24.0% |
| 1998 | 19,000 ha | +22.6% |
| 1999 | 22,000 ha | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 23,184 ha | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 29,858 ha | +28.8% |
| 2002 | 30,000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 31,245 ha | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 32,385 ha | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 32,098 ha | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 32,809 ha | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 35,949 ha | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 34,537 ha | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 36,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 30,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 31,000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 28,000 ha | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 30,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 31,230 ha | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 32,021 ha | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 31,449 ha | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 31,327 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 30,876 ha | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 30,285 ha | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 29,885 ha | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 30,349 ha | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 30,173 ha | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 30,136 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 30,219 ha | +0.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 30,219 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,410 ha, 4.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 30,219 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,457 ha, 3.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Peas, dry — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +93.8% | 3,200 ha | 6,200 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,763 ha | 3,200 ha | 22,000 ha | 9 |
| 2000s | 31,806 ha | 23,184 ha | 36,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,619 ha | 28,000 ha | 32,021 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,152 ha | 29,885 ha | 30,349 ha | 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 peas, dry — area harvested in Mauritania?
- Peas, dry — area harvested in Mauritania was 30,219 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 36,000 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,200 ha in 1991.
- How does Mauritania rank for peas, dry — area harvested?
- Mauritania ranks 31st out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is peas, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Peas, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.