Mauritania vs Portugal: Arable land use per person

Mauritania
0.0896
in 2023
Portugal
0.0877
in 2023
Mauritania rank
117th
Portugal rank
120th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Mauritania
  • Portugal
0.10.150.20.250.3196119922023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.0896 against 0.0877 in Portugal, a difference of 0.0019.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 117th and Portugal ranks 120th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2833 0.2789 0.0044 Mauritania
1970s 0.1731 0.2714 0.0983 Portugal
1980s 0.1733 0.2411 0.0678 Portugal
1990s 0.1939 0.2085 0.0145 Portugal
2000s 0.1548 0.1355 0.0193 Mauritania
2010s 0.1158 0.1019 0.0138 Mauritania
2020s 0.0937 0.0912 0.0025 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Mauritania or Portugal?
Mauritania, at 0.0896 against 0.0877 in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Mauritania and Portugal?
0.0019, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Portugal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Portugal rank globally for arable land use per person?
Mauritania ranks 117th and Portugal ranks 120th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed