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Mauritania: Arable land (% of land area)

0.44percent · 20240.0% since 2014

Arable land 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 (percent)Note
20240.437
20230.437
20220.437
20210.437
20200.437
20190.437
20180.437
20170.437
20160.437
20150.437
20140.437
20130.437
20120.437
20110.437
20100.437
20090.437
20080.437
20070.437
20060.437
20050.437
20040.437
20030.437
20020.437
20010.437
20000.437
19990.437
19980.437
19970.437
19960.437
19950.437
19940.437
19930.418
19920.407
19910.398
19900.388
19890.369
19880.349
19870.33
19860.31
19850.291
19840.276
19830.262
19820.247
19810.232
19800.216
19790.201
19780.186
19770.19
19760.189
19750.186
19740.19
19730.219
19720.232
19710.232
19700.27
19690.27
19680.26
19670.259
19660.258
19650.257
19640.258
19630.259
19620.259
19610.259

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land-zs (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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