Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Mauritania

Arable land in Mauritania in 2023 — 450,000 ha. Ranked 125 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 68.5%.

2023 450,000 ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 125of 206
Period maximum 450,000 ha1994
Period minimum 192,000 ha1975

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Mauritania, 1961–2023100,000200,000300,000400,000500,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 267,000 ha1963: 267,000 ha1965: 265,000 ha1967: 267,000 ha1969: 278,000 ha1971: 239,000 ha1973: 226,000 ha1975: 192,000 ha1977: 196,000 ha1979: 195,000 ha1981: 230,000 ha1983: 270,000 ha1985: 300,000 ha1987: 340,000 ha1989: 380,000 ha1991: 410,000 ha1993: 431,000 ha1995: 450,000 ha1997: 450,000 ha1999: 450,000 ha2001: 450,000 ha2003: 450,000 ha2005: 450,000 ha2007: 450,000 ha2009: 450,000 ha2011: 450,000 ha2013: 450,000 ha2015: 450,000 ha2017: 450,000 ha2019: 450,000 ha2021: 450,000 ha2023: 450,000 ha
Change over the period: +183,000 (+68.54%) Average annual rate: 0.85 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Mauritania 450,000 ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 240M ha
Western Africa computed 99.78M ha
Arable land — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 450,000 +0 +0%
2022 450,000 +0 +0%
2021 450,000 +0 +0%
2020 450,000 +0 +0%
2019 450,000 +0 +0%
2018 450,000 +0 +0%
2017 450,000 +0 +0%
2016 450,000 +0 +0%
2015 450,000 +0 +0%
2014 450,000 +0 +0%
2013 450,000 +0 +0%
2012 450,000 +0 +0%
2011 450,000 +0 +0%
2010 450,000 +0 +0%
2009 450,000 +0 +0%
2008 450,000 +0 +0%
2007 450,000 +0 +0%
2006 450,000 +0 +0%
2005 450,000 +0 +0%
2004 450,000 +0 +0%
2003 450,000 +0 +0%
2002 450,000 +0 +0%
2001 450,000 +0 +0%
2000 450,000 +0 +0%
1999 450,000 +0 +0%
1998 450,000 +0 +0%
1997 450,000 +0 +0%
1996 450,000 +0 +0%
1995 450,000 +0 +0%
1994 450,000 +19,000 +4.41%
1993 431,000 +11,000 +2.62%
1992 420,000 +10,000 +2.44%
1991 410,000 +10,000 +2.5%
1990 400,000 +20,000 +5.26%
1989 380,000 +20,000 +5.56%
1988 360,000 +20,000 +5.88%
1987 340,000 +20,000 +6.25%
1986 320,000 +20,000 +6.67%
1985 300,000 +20,000 +7.14%
1984 280,000 +10,000 +3.7%
1983 270,000 +20,000 +8%
1982 250,000 +20,000 +8.7%
1981 230,000 +20,000 +9.52%
1980 210,000 +15,000 +7.69%
1979 195,000 +3,000 +1.56%
1978 192,000 −4,000 −2.04%
1977 196,000 +1,000 +0.51%
1976 195,000 +3,000 +1.56%
1975 192,000 −4,000 −2.04%
1974 196,000 −30,000 −13.27%
1973 226,000 −13,000 −5.44%
1972 239,000 +0 +0%
1971 239,000 −39,000 −14.03%
1970 278,000 +0 +0%
1969 278,000 +10,000 +3.73%
1968 268,000 +1,000 +0.37%
1967 267,000 +1,000 +0.38%
1966 266,000 +1,000 +0.38%
1965 265,000 −1,000 −0.38%
1964 266,000 −1,000 −0.37%
1963 267,000 +0 +0%
1962 267,000 +0 +0%
1961 267,000

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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