Mauritius vs Northern Europe: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time
- Mauritius
- Northern Europe
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 86.41 % against 50.42 % in Northern Europe, a difference of 35.99 %.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.7 times Northern Europe's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.
Mauritius ranks 10th and Northern Europe ranks 7th of 214 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Northern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.52 % | 46.77 % | 43.75 % | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 88.22 % | 46.29 % | 41.93 % | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 87.89 % | 46.38 % | 41.51 % | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 89.57 % | 49.45 % | 40.11 % | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 89.87 % | 47.6 % | 42.27 % | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 87 % | 48.91 % | 38.09 % | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 86.52 % | 49.57 % | 36.95 % | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Mauritius or Northern Europe?
- Mauritius, at 86.41 % against 50.42 % in Northern Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Mauritius and Northern Europe?
- 35.99 %, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Northern Europe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Northern Europe rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Mauritius ranks 10th and Northern Europe ranks 7th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.