Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Mauritania

Agricultural land in Mauritania in 2023 — 397,100 km². Ranked 28 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0.5%.

2023 397,100 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 28of 209
Period maximum 397,100 km²1994
Period minimum 394,460 km²1975

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Mauritania, 1961–2023394,000395,000396,000397,000398,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 395,220 km²1963: 395,230 km²1965: 395,230 km²1967: 395,230 km²1969: 395,330 km²1971: 394,930 km²1973: 394,800 km²1975: 394,460 km²1977: 394,500 km²1979: 394,490 km²1981: 394,840 km²1983: 395,240 km²1985: 395,550 km²1987: 395,950 km²1989: 396,350 km²1991: 396,660 km²1993: 396,900 km²1995: 397,100 km²1997: 397,100 km²1999: 397,100 km²2001: 397,100 km²2003: 397,100 km²2005: 397,100 km²2007: 397,100 km²2009: 397,100 km²2011: 397,100 km²2013: 397,100 km²2015: 397,100 km²2017: 397,100 km²2019: 397,100 km²2021: 397,100 km²2023: 397,100 km²
Change over the period: +1,880 (+0.48%) Average annual rate: 0.01 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritania

Mauritania 397,100 km²
World 47.92M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 10.68M km²
Western Africa computed 2.97M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M km²
Agricultural land — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 397,100 +0 +0%
2022 397,100 +0 +0%
2021 397,100 +0 +0%
2020 397,100 +0 +0%
2019 397,100 +0 +0%
2018 397,100 +0 +0%
2017 397,100 +0 +0%
2016 397,100 +0 +0%
2015 397,100 +0 +0%
2014 397,100 +0 +0%
2013 397,100 +0 +0%
2012 397,100 +0 +0%
2011 397,100 +0 +0%
2010 397,100 +0 +0%
2009 397,100 +0 +0%
2008 397,100 +0 +0%
2007 397,100 +0 +0%
2006 397,100 +0 +0%
2005 397,100 +0 +0%
2004 397,100 +0 +0%
2003 397,100 +0 +0%
2002 397,100 +0 +0%
2001 397,100 +0 +0%
2000 397,100 +0 +0%
1999 397,100 +0 +0%
1998 397,100 +0 +0%
1997 397,100 +0 +0%
1996 397,100 +0 +0%
1995 397,100 +0 +0%
1994 397,100 +200 +0.05%
1993 396,900 +120 +0.03%
1992 396,780 +120 +0.03%
1991 396,660 +100 +0.03%
1990 396,560 +210 +0.05%
1989 396,350 +200 +0.05%
1988 396,150 +200 +0.05%
1987 395,950 +200 +0.05%
1986 395,750 +200 +0.05%
1985 395,550 +200 +0.05%
1984 395,350 +110 +0.03%
1983 395,240 +200 +0.05%
1982 395,040 +200 +0.05%
1981 394,840 +200 +0.05%
1980 394,640 +150 +0.04%
1979 394,490 +30 +0.01%
1978 394,460 −40 −0.01%
1977 394,500 +10 +0%
1976 394,490 +30 +0.01%
1975 394,460 −40 −0.01%
1974 394,500 −300 −0.08%
1973 394,800 −130 −0.03%
1972 394,930 +0 +0%
1971 394,930 −400 −0.1%
1970 395,330 +0 +0%
1969 395,330 +100 +0.03%
1968 395,230 +0 +0%
1967 395,230 +0 +0%
1966 395,230 +0 +0%
1965 395,230 +0 +0%
1964 395,230 +0 +0%
1963 395,230 +10 +0%
1962 395,220 +0 +0%
1961 395,220

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.