Statizoid

Gambia vs Mauritania: Land use

Gambia
447,000 hectares
in 2023
Mauritania
460,000 hectares
in 2023
Gambia rank
133rd
Mauritania rank
131st

Land use over time

  • Gambia
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 460,000 hectares against 447,000 hectares in Gambia, a difference of 13,000 hectares.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 133rd and Mauritania ranks 131st of 223 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
225 places, 13,015 data points, 1961–2023
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