Egypt vs Mauritania: Land area — Area
Land area — Area over time
- Egypt
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 103,070 1000 ha against 99,545 1000 ha in Egypt, a difference of 3,525 1000 ha.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 33rd and Mauritania ranks 32nd of 248 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99,545 1000 ha | 103,070 1000 ha | 3,525 1000 ha | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 99,545 1000 ha | 103,070 1000 ha | 3,525 1000 ha | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 99,545 1000 ha | 103,070 1000 ha | 3,525 1000 ha | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 99,545 1000 ha | 103,070 1000 ha | 3,525 1000 ha | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 99,545 1000 ha | 103,070 1000 ha | 3,525 1000 ha | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 99,545 1000 ha | 103,070 1000 ha | 3,525 1000 ha | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 99,545 1000 ha | 103,070 1000 ha | 3,525 1000 ha | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area — area, Egypt or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 103,070 1000 ha against 99,545 1000 ha in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area — area between Egypt and Mauritania?
- 3,525 1000 ha, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mauritania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Mauritania rank globally for land area — area?
- Egypt ranks 33rd and Mauritania ranks 32nd of 248 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area — Area. 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.