Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0862 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0862 ha per square kilometre for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.5% on the previous year and up 117.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.0862 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Mauritania 63rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +146.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +79.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -59.3% |
| 1974 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1975 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +57.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 1987 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | +71.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0119 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0151 ha per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | +55.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0161 ha per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1995 | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0169 ha per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0211 ha per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0244 ha per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0211 ha per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0174 ha per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0177 ha per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0179 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0153 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0169 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | +91.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0301 ha per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0359 ha per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0397 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0554 ha per square kilometre | +39.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0436 ha per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0355 ha per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0525 ha per square kilometre | +47.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0609 ha per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0626 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0661 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.077 ha per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0862 ha per square kilometre | +22.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0862 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2899 ha per square kilometre, 30% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0862 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3327 ha per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +146.0% | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0174 ha per square kilometre | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | 0.0244 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0441 ha per square kilometre | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | 0.0626 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0749 ha per square kilometre | 0.0661 ha per square kilometre | 0.0862 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 60 Bulgaria 0.1032 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 Uzbekistan 0.0959 ha per square kilometre compare
- 62 Tajikistan 0.0901 ha per square kilometre compare
- 64 Honduras 0.0851 ha per square kilometre compare
- 65 Ethiopia 0.0817 ha per square kilometre compare
- 66 El Salvador 0.0767 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 rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.0862 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0862 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 63rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — 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
Rice — 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.