Mauritania vs Panama: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area

Mauritania
45.01 1000 ha
in 2024
Panama
41.35 1000 ha
in 2024
Mauritania rank
125th
Panama rank
128th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time

  • Mauritania
  • Panama
1020304050196119922024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 45.01 1000 ha against 41.35 1000 ha in Panama, a difference of 3.66 1000 ha.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 125th and Panama ranks 128th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 20 1000 ha 16.44 1000 ha 3.56 1000 ha Mauritania
1970s 32 1000 ha 22.8 1000 ha 9.2 1000 ha Mauritania
1980s 37.5 1000 ha 29.3 1000 ha 8.2 1000 ha Mauritania
1990s 43.5 1000 ha 33.1 1000 ha 10.4 1000 ha Mauritania
2000s 45 1000 ha 33.81 1000 ha 11.19 1000 ha Mauritania
2010s 45.01 1000 ha 34.62 1000 ha 10.39 1000 ha Mauritania
2020s 45.01 1000 ha 41.23 1000 ha 3.78 1000 ha Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Mauritania or Panama?
Mauritania, at 45.01 1000 ha against 41.35 1000 ha in Panama as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Mauritania and Panama?
3.66 1000 ha, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Panama?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Panama rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
Mauritania ranks 125th and Panama ranks 128th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area equipped for irrigation — 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 equipped for irrigation — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 13,067 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.