Mauritius vs Somalia: Arable land use per person
Mauritius
0.0601 hectares per person
in 2023
Somalia
0.0599 hectares per person
in 2023
Mauritius rank
143rd
Somalia rank
144th
Arable land use per person over time
- Mauritius
- Somalia
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 0.0601 hectares per person against 0.0599 hectares per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.0002 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.
Mauritius ranks 143rd and Somalia ranks 144th of 206 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1243 hectares per person | 0.2783 hectares per person | 0.154 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.1129 hectares per person | 0.2245 hectares per person | 0.1116 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.0987 hectares per person | 0.1536 hectares per person | 0.0549 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.0836 hectares per person | 0.1415 hectares per person | 0.058 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.07 hectares per person | 0.1036 hectares per person | 0.0336 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0602 hectares per person | 0.0789 hectares per person | 0.0186 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0595 hectares per person | 0.0629 hectares per person | 0.0034 hectares per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Mauritius or Somalia?
- Mauritius, at 0.0601 hectares per person against 0.0599 hectares per person in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Mauritius and Somalia?
- 0.0002 hectares per person, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Somalia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mauritius and Somalia rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Mauritius ranks 143rd and Somalia ranks 144th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by 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
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.