Mauritania vs Middle Africa: Other land — Area

Mauritania
62,344 1000 ha
in 2024
Middle Africa
169,743 1000 ha
in 2024
Mauritania rank
20th
Middle Africa rank
22nd

Other land — Area over time

  • Mauritania
  • Middle Africa
050.0k100.0k150.0k199020072024

How they compare

Middle Africa currently reports 169,743 1000 ha against 62,344 1000 ha in Mauritania, a difference of 107,399 1000 ha.

That makes Middle Africa's figure about 2.7 times Mauritania's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Middle Africa has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 20th and Middle Africa ranks 22nd of 259 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Middle Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 62,436 1000 ha 146,433 1000 ha 83,997 1000 ha Middle Africa
2000s 62,395 1000 ha 157,810 1000 ha 95,416 1000 ha Middle Africa
2010s 62,368 1000 ha 163,500 1000 ha 101,131 1000 ha Middle Africa
2020s 62,349 1000 ha 168,931 1000 ha 106,582 1000 ha Middle Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other land — area, Mauritania or Middle Africa?
Middle Africa, at 169,743 1000 ha against 62,344 1000 ha in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in other land — area between Mauritania and Middle Africa?
107,399 1000 ha, with Middle Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Middle Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Middle Africa rank globally for other land — area?
Mauritania ranks 20th and Middle Africa ranks 22nd of 259 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Other land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
292 places, 9,862 data points, 1990–2024
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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.