Botswana vs Mauritania: Agricultural land per capita
Botswana
10.43 hectares per capita
in 2023
Mauritania
7.91 hectares per capita
in 2023
Botswana rank
6th
Mauritania rank
8th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Botswana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 10.43 hectares per capita against 7.91 hectares per capita in Mauritania, a difference of 2.52 hectares per capita.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.3 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 6th and Mauritania ranks 8th of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.01 hectares per capita | 41.82 hectares per capita | 4.19 hectares per capita | Botswana |
| 1970s | 36.93 hectares per capita | 31.51 hectares per capita | 5.42 hectares per capita | Botswana |
| 1980s | 23.8 hectares per capita | 23.66 hectares per capita | 0.1406 hectares per capita | Botswana |
| 1990s | 17.65 hectares per capita | 17.71 hectares per capita | 0.0576 hectares per capita | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 14.18 hectares per capita | 13.66 hectares per capita | 0.5127 hectares per capita | Botswana |
| 2010s | 11.86 hectares per capita | 10.22 hectares per capita | 1.64 hectares per capita | Botswana |
| 2020s | 10.68 hectares per capita | 8.27 hectares per capita | 2.41 hectares per capita | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Botswana or Mauritania?
- Botswana, at 10.43 hectares per capita against 7.91 hectares per capita in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Botswana and Mauritania?
- 2.52 hectares per capita, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Botswana ranks 6th and Mauritania ranks 8th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land 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 land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.