Mauritania vs Southern Asia: Other land — Area

Mauritania
62,344 1000 ha
in 2024
Southern Asia
221,706 1000 ha
in 2024
Mauritania rank
17th
Southern Asia rank
13th

Other land — Area over time

  • Mauritania
  • Southern Asia
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k199020072024

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 221,706 1000 ha against 62,344 1000 ha in Mauritania, a difference of 159,362 1000 ha.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 3.6 times Mauritania's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 17th and Southern Asia ranks 13th of 218 countries.

Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 62,436 1000 ha 211,388 1000 ha 148,952 1000 ha Southern Asia
2000s 62,395 1000 ha 217,162 1000 ha 154,768 1000 ha Southern Asia
2010s 62,368 1000 ha 224,617 1000 ha 162,248 1000 ha Southern Asia
2020s 62,349 1000 ha 222,055 1000 ha 159,706 1000 ha Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other land — area, Mauritania or Southern Asia?
Southern Asia, at 221,706 1000 ha against 62,344 1000 ha in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in other land — area between Mauritania and Southern Asia?
159,362 1000 ha, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Southern Asia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Southern Asia rank globally for other land — area?
Mauritania ranks 17th and Southern Asia ranks 13th of 218 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
276 places, 9,327 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.