Mauritania vs Switzerland: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre

Mauritania
0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0378 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
93rd
Switzerland rank
96th

Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Mauritania
  • Switzerland
00.010.020.030.04196119922023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0378 1000 ha per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.

Mauritania ranks 93rd and Switzerland ranks 96th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0432 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre Switzerland
1970s 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre Switzerland
1980s 0.0384 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0413 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Mauritania
2020s 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0379 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, per square kilometre, Mauritania or Switzerland?
Mauritania, at 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0378 1000 ha per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Switzerland?
0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Switzerland rank globally for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
Mauritania ranks 93rd and Switzerland ranks 96th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 10,889 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Agricultural land — Area 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.