Central African Republic vs Mauritania: Country area — Area

Central African Republic
62,298 1000 ha
in 2024
Mauritania
103,070 1000 ha
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
34th
Mauritania rank
32nd

Country area — Area over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Mauritania
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196119922024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 103,070 1000 ha against 62,298 1000 ha in Central African Republic, a difference of 40,772 1000 ha.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.7 times Central African Republic's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 34th and Mauritania ranks 32nd of 36 groups.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 62,298 1000 ha 103,070 1000 ha 40,772 1000 ha Mauritania
1970s 62,298 1000 ha 103,070 1000 ha 40,772 1000 ha Mauritania
1980s 62,298 1000 ha 103,070 1000 ha 40,772 1000 ha Mauritania
1990s 62,298 1000 ha 103,070 1000 ha 40,772 1000 ha Mauritania
2000s 62,298 1000 ha 103,070 1000 ha 40,772 1000 ha Mauritania
2010s 62,298 1000 ha 103,070 1000 ha 40,772 1000 ha Mauritania
2020s 62,298 1000 ha 103,070 1000 ha 40,772 1000 ha Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, Central African Republic or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 103,070 1000 ha against 62,298 1000 ha in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area between Central African Republic and Mauritania?
40,772 1000 ha, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Mauritania?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Mauritania rank globally for country area — area?
Central African Republic ranks 34th and Mauritania ranks 32nd of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Country area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Country area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,500 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.