Madagascar vs Mauritania: Agriculture — Area

Madagascar
40,933 1000 ha
in 2024
Mauritania
39,710 1000 ha
in 2024
Madagascar rank
30th
Mauritania rank
33rd

Agriculture — Area over time

  • Madagascar
  • Mauritania
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196119922024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 40,933 1000 ha against 39,710 1000 ha in Mauritania, a difference of 1,223 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.

Madagascar ranks 30th and Mauritania ranks 33rd of 237 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 35,246 1000 ha 39,524 1000 ha 4,278 1000 ha Mauritania
1970s 35,655 1000 ha 39,470 1000 ha 3,815 1000 ha Mauritania
1980s 36,172 1000 ha 39,552 1000 ha 3,379 1000 ha Mauritania
1990s 36,958 1000 ha 39,695 1000 ha 2,737 1000 ha Mauritania
2000s 40,739 1000 ha 39,710 1000 ha 1,029 1000 ha Madagascar
2010s 40,882 1000 ha 39,710 1000 ha 1,172 1000 ha Madagascar
2020s 40,921 1000 ha 39,710 1000 ha 1,211 1000 ha Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture — area, Madagascar or Mauritania?
Madagascar, at 40,933 1000 ha against 39,710 1000 ha in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture — area between Madagascar and Mauritania?
1,223 1000 ha, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mauritania?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Mauritania rank globally for agriculture — area?
Madagascar ranks 30th and Mauritania ranks 33rd of 237 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agriculture — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agriculture — 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
Last refreshed

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.