Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0834 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania stood at 0.0834 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 18.6% on the previous year and up 110.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.0834 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Mauritania ranks 64th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +146.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +79.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -59.3% |
| 1974 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1975 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +57.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 1987 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | +71.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0119 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0151 ha per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | +55.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0161 ha per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1995 | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0169 ha per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0211 ha per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0244 ha per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0211 ha per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0174 ha per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0177 ha per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0179 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0153 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0169 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | +91.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0301 ha per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0359 ha per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0397 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0554 ha per square kilometre | +39.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0436 ha per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0355 ha per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0525 ha per square kilometre | +47.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0609 ha per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0626 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0661 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.077 ha per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0834 ha per square kilometre | +18.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0834 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2892 ha per square kilometre, 29% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0834 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3312 ha per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +146.0% | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0174 ha per square kilometre | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | 0.0244 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0441 ha per square kilometre | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | 0.0626 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0742 ha per square kilometre | 0.0661 ha per square kilometre | 0.0834 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 61 Honduras 0.1011 ha per square kilometre compare
- 62 Tajikistan 0.0981 ha per square kilometre compare
- 63 Uzbekistan 0.0959 ha per square kilometre compare
- 65 El Salvador 0.0769 ha per square kilometre compare
- 66 Kenya 0.067 ha per square kilometre compare
- 67 Zambia 0.0665 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Mauritania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.05 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,025 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,939 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 324.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 339.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 279.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2279 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.0834 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0834 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 64th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.3%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.