Mauritania vs Northern Europe: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Mauritania
- Northern Europe
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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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.