Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0009 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania is 0.0009 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.0035 ha per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places Mauritania 104th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, 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 square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +35.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +266.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | +55.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | +58.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -71.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0009 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3504 ha per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0009 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0226 ha per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +266.3% | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre |
| 2008 | +100.0% | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre |
| 2022 | -71.0% | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +58.8% | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +55.6% | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 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 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 101 Botswana 0.0014 ha per square kilometre compare
- 102 New Caledonia 0.001 ha per square kilometre compare
- 103 Cameroon 0.001 ha per square kilometre compare
- 105 Madagascar 0.0007 ha per square kilometre compare
- 106 Kuwait 0.0006 ha per square kilometre compare
- 107 Chad 0.0006 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 wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.0009 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0035 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Mauritania rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 104th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.0%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.