Mauritania vs Western Asia: Other land — Area

Mauritania
62,344 1000 ha
in 2024
Western Asia
171,740 1000 ha
in 2024
Mauritania rank
18th
Western Asia rank
20th

Other land — Area over time

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

How they compare

Western Asia currently reports 171,740 1000 ha against 62,344 1000 ha in Mauritania, a difference of 109,396 1000 ha.

That makes Western Asia's figure about 2.8 times Mauritania's.

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

Mauritania ranks 18th and Western Asia ranks 20th of 240 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Western Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 62,436 1000 ha 205,586 1000 ha 143,150 1000 ha Western Asia
2000s 62,395 1000 ha 174,912 1000 ha 112,518 1000 ha Western Asia
2010s 62,368 1000 ha 175,339 1000 ha 112,971 1000 ha Western Asia
2020s 62,349 1000 ha 173,567 1000 ha 111,218 1000 ha Western Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other land — area, Mauritania or Western Asia?
Western Asia, at 171,740 1000 ha against 62,344 1000 ha in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in other land — area between Mauritania and Western Asia?
109,396 1000 ha, with Western Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Western Asia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Western Asia rank globally for other land — area?
Mauritania ranks 18th and Western Asia ranks 20th of 240 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
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.