Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0002 ha per person for wheat — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 80.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0009 ha per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 2005.
That places Mauritania 94th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0005 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 ha per person | -28.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 ha per person | +11.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0004 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 ha per person | -20.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 ha per person | +12.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 ha per person | -19.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 ha per person | +31.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 ha per person | -17.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 ha per person | +14.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 ha per person | -18.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 ha per person | -39.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 ha per person | +39.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 ha per person | -19.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 ha per person | +17.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 ha per person | -23.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 ha per person | +256.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 ha per person | +94.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 ha per person | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 ha per person | -35.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 ha per person | +50.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 ha per person | +53.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 ha per person | -71.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0002 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0025 ha per person, 7% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0002 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0006 ha per person, 32% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +256.9% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
| 2008 | +94.3% | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person |
| 2022 | -71.9% | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
| 2012 | +53.7% | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person |
| 2011 | +50.6% | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0007 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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Mauritania?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Mauritania was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 ha per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 2005.
- How does Mauritania rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 94th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.1%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.