Mauritania's Total Size & Land Area: rank & territory types

Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi, and the total size is 397,955 sq mi, with inland water included. Mauritania rankes 28/197 by total surface area.

Occupies 0.69% of the land mass of all countries.
38.5% of its territory is agricultural land.
Mauritania has 0.83% of the world's agricultural land area.
0.29% of its area is covered by forests.
Has 0.007% of the world's forests.

Mauritania total size and land area

	Mauritania	Rank
Total surface area	397,955 sq mi	28/197
Share all of all countries' surface area	0.2%	N/A
Land area	397,955 sq mi	28/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.69%	N/A
Population	5,169,395	125/197
Population density	13.7 ppl/mi²	188/197

Mauritania's True Size on the Map

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Mauritania's area by type

	Mauritania	Rank
Forest area	1,145 sq mi	149/196
Forest area as share of land	0.29%	188/196
World's forests share	0.007%	N/A
Agricultural land	153,321 sq mi	28/194
Agricultural land share	38.5%	98/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.83%	N/A
Arable land	1,737 sq mi	125/191
Arable land share	0.44%	187/191
Permanent cropland	38.6 sq mi	153/192
Permanent cropland share	0.01%	188/192
Water area	0 sq mi	182/197
Water as share of total area	0%	182/197
Roads length	7,614 mi	115/176
Land borders length	3,108 mi	37/197
Coastline length	469 mi	82/197
Share of marine protected waters	3.7%	64/155

Mauritania's size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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