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Surface area — Mauritania

Surface area in Mauritania in 2023 — 1,030,700 km². Ranked 28 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 1.03M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 28of 215
Period maximum 1.03M km²1961
Period minimum 1.03M km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Mauritania, 1961–2023900,0001M1.1M1.2M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,030,700 km²1963: 1,030,700 km²1965: 1,030,700 km²1967: 1,030,700 km²1969: 1,030,700 km²1971: 1,030,700 km²1973: 1,030,700 km²1975: 1,030,700 km²1977: 1,030,700 km²1979: 1,030,700 km²1981: 1,030,700 km²1983: 1,030,700 km²1985: 1,030,700 km²1987: 1,030,700 km²1989: 1,030,700 km²1991: 1,030,700 km²1993: 1,030,700 km²1995: 1,030,700 km²1997: 1,030,700 km²1999: 1,030,700 km²2001: 1,030,700 km²2003: 1,030,700 km²2005: 1,030,700 km²2007: 1,030,700 km²2009: 1,030,700 km²2011: 1,030,700 km²2013: 1,030,700 km²2015: 1,030,700 km²2017: 1,030,700 km²2019: 1,030,700 km²2021: 1,030,700 km²2023: 1,030,700 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Mauritania 1.03M km²
World 141M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 24.34M km²
Western Africa computed 6.15M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 22.41M km²
Surface area — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 1.03M +0 +0%
2022 1.03M +0 +0%
2021 1.03M +0 +0%
2020 1.03M +0 +0%
2019 1.03M +0 +0%
2018 1.03M +0 +0%
2017 1.03M +0 +0%
2016 1.03M +0 +0%
2015 1.03M +0 +0%
2014 1.03M +0 +0%
2013 1.03M +0 +0%
2012 1.03M +0 +0%
2011 1.03M +0 +0%
2010 1.03M +0 +0%
2009 1.03M +0 +0%
2008 1.03M +0 +0%
2007 1.03M +0 +0%
2006 1.03M +0 +0%
2005 1.03M +0 +0%
2004 1.03M +0 +0%
2003 1.03M +0 +0%
2002 1.03M +0 +0%
2001 1.03M +0 +0%
2000 1.03M +0 +0%
1999 1.03M +0 +0%
1998 1.03M +0 +0%
1997 1.03M +0 +0%
1996 1.03M +0 +0%
1995 1.03M +0 +0%
1994 1.03M +0 +0%
1993 1.03M +0 +0%
1992 1.03M +0 +0%
1991 1.03M +0 +0%
1990 1.03M +0 +0%
1989 1.03M +0 +0%
1988 1.03M +0 +0%
1987 1.03M +0 +0%
1986 1.03M +0 +0%
1985 1.03M +0 +0%
1984 1.03M +0 +0%
1983 1.03M +0 +0%
1982 1.03M +0 +0%
1981 1.03M +0 +0%
1980 1.03M +0 +0%
1979 1.03M +0 +0%
1978 1.03M +0 +0%
1977 1.03M +0 +0%
1976 1.03M +0 +0%
1975 1.03M +0 +0%
1974 1.03M +0 +0%
1973 1.03M +0 +0%
1972 1.03M +0 +0%
1971 1.03M +0 +0%
1970 1.03M +0 +0%
1969 1.03M +0 +0%
1968 1.03M +0 +0%
1967 1.03M +0 +0%
1966 1.03M +0 +0%
1965 1.03M +0 +0%
1964 1.03M +0 +0%
1963 1.03M +0 +0%
1962 1.03M +0 +0%
1961 1.03M — —

Western Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NE Niger 1.27M ML Mali 1.24M MR Mauritania 1.03M NG Nigeria 923,770 CI Côte d'Ivoire 322,460 BF Burkina Faso 274,200 GN Guinea 245,860 GH Ghana 238,539 SN Senegal 196,710 BJ Benin 114,760 LR Liberia 111,370 SL Sierra Leone 72,300 TG Togo 56,790 GW Guinea-Bissau 36,130 GM Gambia 11,300 CV Cabo Verde 4,030
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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