Ethiopia vs Mauritania: Country area — Area

Ethiopia
112,982 1000 ha
in 2024
Mauritania
103,070 1000 ha
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
30th
Mauritania rank
32nd

Country area — Area over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Mauritania
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k196119922024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 112,982 1000 ha against 103,070 1000 ha in Mauritania, a difference of 9,912 1000 ha.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 30th and Mauritania ranks 32nd of 248 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s 110,430 1000 ha 103,070 1000 ha 7,360 1000 ha Ethiopia
2000s 111,961 1000 ha 103,070 1000 ha 8,891 1000 ha Ethiopia
2010s 112,982 1000 ha 103,070 1000 ha 9,912 1000 ha Ethiopia
2020s 112,982 1000 ha 103,070 1000 ha 9,912 1000 ha Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, Ethiopia or Mauritania?
Ethiopia, at 112,982 1000 ha against 103,070 1000 ha in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area between Ethiopia and Mauritania?
9,912 1000 ha, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mauritania?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Mauritania rank globally for country area — area?
Ethiopia ranks 30th and Mauritania ranks 32nd of 248 countries.
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.