Mauritania vs Northern Europe: Agricultural land — Area

Mauritania
39,710 1000 ha
in 2024
Northern Europe
37,646 1000 ha
in 2024
Mauritania rank
32nd
Northern Europe rank
28th

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Mauritania
  • Northern Europe
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196119922024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 39,710 1000 ha against 37,646 1000 ha in Northern Europe, a difference of 2,064 1000 ha.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Northern Europe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 32nd and Northern Europe ranks 28th of 220 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Northern Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 39,524 1000 ha 37,383 1000 ha 2,141 1000 ha Mauritania
1970s 39,470 1000 ha 35,789 1000 ha 3,681 1000 ha Mauritania
1980s 39,552 1000 ha 34,951 1000 ha 4,600 1000 ha Mauritania
1990s 39,695 1000 ha 38,703 1000 ha 992.36 1000 ha Mauritania
2000s 39,710 1000 ha 38,112 1000 ha 1,598 1000 ha Mauritania
2010s 39,710 1000 ha 38,510 1000 ha 1,200 1000 ha Mauritania
2020s 39,710 1000 ha 38,146 1000 ha 1,564 1000 ha Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, Mauritania or Northern Europe?
Mauritania, at 39,710 1000 ha against 37,646 1000 ha in Northern Europe as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Mauritania and Northern Europe?
2,064 1000 ha, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Northern Europe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Northern Europe rank globally for agricultural land — area?
Mauritania ranks 32nd and Northern Europe ranks 28th of 220 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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Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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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.