Iceland vs Mauritania: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita
Iceland
4.77 hectares per person
in 2025
Mauritania
7.47 hectares per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
8th
Mauritania rank
6th
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita over time
- Iceland
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 7.47 hectares per person against 4.77 hectares per person in Iceland, a difference of 2.7 hectares per person.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.6 times Iceland's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 8th and Mauritania ranks 6th of 189 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.17 hectares per person | 42.43 hectares per person | 31.27 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 9.08 hectares per person | 31.51 hectares per person | 22.42 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 7.92 hectares per person | 23.66 hectares per person | 15.74 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 7.13 hectares per person | 17.71 hectares per person | 10.58 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 6.32 hectares per person | 13.66 hectares per person | 7.34 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 5.63 hectares per person | 10.22 hectares per person | 4.59 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 4.92 hectares per person | 8.04 hectares per person | 3.12 hectares per person | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, per capita, Iceland or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 7.47 hectares per person against 4.77 hectares per person in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term, per capita between Iceland and Mauritania?
- 2.7 hectares per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Mauritania rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 8th and Mauritania ranks 6th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.