Egypt vs Mauritania: Land area — Area

Egypt
99,545 1000 ha
in 2024
Mauritania
103,070 1000 ha
in 2024
Egypt rank
33rd
Mauritania rank
32nd

Land area — Area over time

  • Egypt
  • Mauritania
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196119922024

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

Indicator
Land 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, 16,501 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.