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Mauritania: Arable land (hectares)

450,000hectares · 20240.0% since 2014

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Annual figures for Mauritania from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (hectares)Note
2024450,000
2023450,000
2022450,000
2021450,000
2020450,000
2019450,000
2018450,000
2017450,000
2016450,000
2015450,000
2014450,000
2013450,000
2012450,000
2011450,000
2010450,000
2009450,000
2008450,000
2007450,000
2006450,000
2005450,000
2004450,000
2003450,000
2002450,000
2001450,000
2000450,000
1999450,000
1998450,000
1997450,000
1996450,000
1995450,000
1994450,000
1993431,000
1992420,000
1991410,000
1990400,000
1989380,000
1988360,000
1987340,000
1986320,000
1985300,000
1984284,430
1983269,860
1982254,290
1981238,710
1980223,140
1979207,570
1978192,000
1977196,000
1976195,000
1975192,000
1974196,000
1973226,000
1972239,000
1971239,000
1970278,000
1969278,000
1968268,000
1967267,000
1966266,000
1965265,000
1964266,000
1963267,000
1962267,000
1961267,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (hectares). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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