Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Mauritania
Mauritania: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested was 895 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 895 ha for vegetables primary — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested in Mauritania peaked at 953 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 240 ha, in 1973.
Mauritania ranks 223rd of 251 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 335 ha | — |
| 1962 | 335 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 335 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 335 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 335 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 335 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 335 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 335 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 335 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 335 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 335 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 320 ha | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 240 ha | -25.0% |
| 1974 | 250 ha | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 250 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 275 ha | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 275 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 280 ha | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 285 ha | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 330 ha | +15.8% |
| 1981 | 420 ha | +27.3% |
| 1982 | 500 ha | +19.0% |
| 1983 | 525 ha | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 530 ha | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 550 ha | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 550 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 550 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 550 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 550 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 494 ha | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 627 ha | +26.9% |
| 1992 | 614 ha | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 508 ha | -17.3% |
| 1994 | 525 ha | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 546 ha | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 544 ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 553 ha | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 564 ha | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 570 ha | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 588 ha | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 600 ha | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 605 ha | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 611 ha | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 617 ha | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 620 ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 639 ha | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 657 ha | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 676 ha | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 700 ha | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 729 ha | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 768 ha | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 850 ha | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 894 ha | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 953 ha | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 866 ha | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 870 ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 869 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 877 ha | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 891 ha | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 906 ha | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 892 ha | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 896 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 898 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 895 ha | -0.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 895 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64,857 ha, 1% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 895 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 61,543 ha, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetables Primary — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +27.3% | 330 ha | 420 ha |
| 1973 | -25.0% | 320 ha | 240 ha |
| 1991 | +26.9% | 494 ha | 627 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 335 ha | 335 ha | 335 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 284.5 ha | 240 ha | 335 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 505.5 ha | 330 ha | 550 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 554.5 ha | 494 ha | 627 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 631.3 ha | 588 ha | 700 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 856.7 ha | 729 ha | 953 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 897.4 ha | 892 ha | 906 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 220 Barbados 1,018 ha compare
- 220 French Guiana 1,018 ha compare
- 222 Singapore 1,004 ha compare
- 223 Mauritania 895 ha compare
- 225 Micronesia 798 ha compare
- 226 Seychelles 663 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mauritania
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0865 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 7.47 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables primary — area harvested in Mauritania?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested in Mauritania was 895 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 953 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 240 ha in 1973.
- How does Mauritania rank for vegetables primary — area harvested?
- Mauritania ranks 223rd out of 251 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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 Vegetables Primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.