Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Mauritania

Mauritania: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0171 ha per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0171 ha per person
Change on year
up 15.2%
World rank
27th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.0171 ha per person
in 2023
All-time low
0.0003 ha per person
in 1967
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2023

00.0050.010.015196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per capita in Mauritania is 0.0171 ha per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 56.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0171 ha per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per person, in 1967.

That places Mauritania 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Mauritania, 1961 to 2023.
Year ha per person Change
1961 0.0004 ha per person
1962 0.0003 ha per person -2.6%
1963 0.0004 ha per person +13.5%
1964 0.0004 ha per person -2.8%
1965 0.0004 ha per person -2.8%
1966 0.0004 ha per person -2.9%
1967 0.0003 ha per person -16.8%
1968 0.0007 ha per person +138.7%
1969 0.0006 ha per person -19.6%
1970 0.001 ha per person +74.0%
1971 0.0013 ha per person +32.5%
1972 0.0017 ha per person +29.4%
1973 0.0007 ha per person -60.5%
1974 0.0008 ha per person +19.1%
1975 0.0008 ha per person +0.6%
1976 0.0009 ha per person +11.3%
1977 0.0012 ha per person +31.0%
1978 0.0012 ha per person +3.3%
1979 0.0019 ha per person +52.7%
1980 0.0023 ha per person +22.9%
1981 0.0023 ha per person +0.4%
1982 0.0026 ha per person +11.4%
1983 0.0026 ha per person -0.4%
1984 0.0028 ha per person +7.9%
1985 0.0029 ha per person +6.7%
1986 0.0038 ha per person +28.3%
1987 0.0063 ha per person +66.2%
1988 0.0066 ha per person +5.2%
1989 0.0072 ha per person +8.8%
1990 0.008 ha per person +11.1%
1991 0.0074 ha per person -7.5%
1992 0.0061 ha per person -17.4%
1993 0.0091 ha per person +49.2%
1994 0.0074 ha per person -18.9%
1995 0.0058 ha per person -21.2%
1996 0.0074 ha per person +27.3%
1997 0.009 ha per person +22.2%
1998 0.0101 ha per person +12.4%
1999 0.0086 ha per person -15.5%
2000 0.0069 ha per person -19.7%
2001 0.0049 ha per person -29.5%
2002 0.0062 ha per person +27.8%
2003 0.0075 ha per person +21.5%
2004 0.0063 ha per person -15.7%
2005 0.0063 ha per person -0.8%
2006 0.0052 ha per person -17.1%
2007 0.0056 ha per person +7.8%
2008 0.0054 ha per person -3.7%
2009 0.0041 ha per person -24.6%
2010 0.0076 ha per person +85.4%
2011 0.0089 ha per person +16.8%
2012 0.0102 ha per person +15.5%
2013 0.011 ha per person +7.1%
2014 0.0148 ha per person +35.5%
2015 0.0113 ha per person -23.7%
2016 0.009 ha per person -20.9%
2017 0.0128 ha per person +43.5%
2018 0.0145 ha per person +12.7%
2019 0.0144 ha per person -0.3%
2020 0.0148 ha per person +2.5%
2021 0.0168 ha per person +13.3%
2022 0.0149 ha per person -11.3%
2023 0.0171 ha per person +15.2%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

  • Mauritania's 0.0171 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0056 ha per person, 3.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Mauritania's 0.0171 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0055 ha per person, 3.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0004 ha per person 0.0003 ha per person 0.0007 ha per person 9
1970s 0.0011 ha per person 0.0007 ha per person 0.0019 ha per person 10
1980s 0.0039 ha per person 0.0023 ha per person 0.0072 ha per person 10
1990s 0.0079 ha per person 0.0058 ha per person 0.0101 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0058 ha per person 0.0041 ha per person 0.0075 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0114 ha per person 0.0076 ha per person 0.0148 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0159 ha per person 0.0148 ha per person 0.0171 ha per person 4

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 24 Nigeria 0.0198 ha per person compare
  2. 25 Ecuador 0.0191 ha per person compare
  3. 26 Malaysia 0.0175 ha per person compare
  4. 28 Dominican Republic 0.0165 ha per person compare
  5. 29 Burundi 0.0154 ha per person compare
  6. 30 Pakistan 0.0147 ha per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — area harvested, per capita in Mauritania?
Rice — area harvested, per capita in Mauritania was 0.0171 ha per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 0.0171 ha per person in 2023.
What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per person in 1967.
How does Mauritania rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
Mauritania ranks 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
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Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.