Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0943 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0943 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
112th
of 151 countries
All-time high
0.1188 ha per square kilometre
in 2009
All-time low
0.0419 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania stood at 0.0943 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.1188 ha per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0419 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Mauritania 112th out of 151 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0419 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0419 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0419 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0419 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0429 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0438 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0448 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0448 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0467 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0467 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0477 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0448 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0429 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0429 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0458 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0467 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0467 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0477 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0477 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0584 ha per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0586 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0586 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0565 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0565 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0584 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0584 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0594 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0594 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0603 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0606 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0641 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0673 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0691 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0713 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0766 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0809 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0853 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0902 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0946 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0962 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1028 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1037 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1053 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0975 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1063 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1051 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1108 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1105 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1188 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1078 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1122 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1109 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1145 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0936 ha per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0951 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0952 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0948 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0956 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0959 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0952 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0943 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0932 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0943 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0943 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6726 ha per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0943 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5706 ha per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0434 ha per square kilometre | 0.0419 ha per square kilometre | 0.0467 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.046 ha per square kilometre | 0.0429 ha per square kilometre | 0.0477 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0584 ha per square kilometre | 0.0565 ha per square kilometre | 0.0603 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.076 ha per square kilometre | 0.0606 ha per square kilometre | 0.0946 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1057 ha per square kilometre | 0.0962 ha per square kilometre | 0.1188 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1016 ha per square kilometre | 0.0936 ha per square kilometre | 0.1145 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0943 ha per square kilometre | 0.0932 ha per square kilometre | 0.0952 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 109 Egypt 0.1019 ha per square kilometre compare
- 110 Colombia 0.1012 ha per square kilometre compare
- 111 Switzerland 0.1001 ha per square kilometre compare
- 113 Japan 0.0857 ha per square kilometre compare
- 114 Indonesia 0.0839 ha per square kilometre compare
- 115 Central African Republic 0.0758 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 pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.0943 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1188 ha per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0419 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 112th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pulses, Total — 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.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pulses, Total — 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
Pulses, Total — 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.