Colombia vs Mauritania: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Colombia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 40,546 1000 ha against 39,710 1000 ha in Mauritania, a difference of 836 1000 ha.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 31st and Mauritania ranks 33rd of 237 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42,171 1000 ha | 39,524 1000 ha | 2,647 1000 ha | Colombia |
| 1970s | 44,943 1000 ha | 39,470 1000 ha | 5,473 1000 ha | Colombia |
| 1980s | 45,326 1000 ha | 39,552 1000 ha | 5,774 1000 ha | Colombia |
| 1990s | 45,044 1000 ha | 39,695 1000 ha | 5,349 1000 ha | Colombia |
| 2000s | 42,497 1000 ha | 39,710 1000 ha | 2,787 1000 ha | Colombia |
| 2010s | 43,790 1000 ha | 39,710 1000 ha | 4,080 1000 ha | Colombia |
| 2020s | 42,003 1000 ha | 39,710 1000 ha | 2,293 1000 ha | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Colombia or Mauritania?
- Colombia, at 40,546 1000 ha against 39,710 1000 ha in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Colombia and Mauritania?
- 836 1000 ha, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mauritania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Mauritania rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Colombia ranks 31st and Mauritania ranks 33rd of 237 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.