Greenland vs Mauritania: Agricultural land per capita
Greenland
4.35 hectares per capita
in 2023
Mauritania
7.91 hectares per capita
in 2023
Greenland rank
11th
Mauritania rank
8th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Greenland
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 7.91 hectares per capita against 4.35 hectares per capita in Greenland, a difference of 3.56 hectares per capita.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.8 times Greenland's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Greenland ranks 11th and Mauritania ranks 8th of 226 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.12 hectares per capita | 41.82 hectares per capita | 35.7 hectares per capita | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 4.86 hectares per capita | 31.51 hectares per capita | 26.65 hectares per capita | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 4.46 hectares per capita | 23.66 hectares per capita | 19.2 hectares per capita | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 4.26 hectares per capita | 17.71 hectares per capita | 13.45 hectares per capita | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 4.25 hectares per capita | 13.66 hectares per capita | 9.41 hectares per capita | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 4.31 hectares per capita | 10.22 hectares per capita | 5.9 hectares per capita | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 4.34 hectares per capita | 8.27 hectares per capita | 3.93 hectares per capita | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Greenland or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 7.91 hectares per capita against 4.35 hectares per capita in Greenland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Greenland and Mauritania?
- 3.56 hectares per capita, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Mauritania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Mauritania rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Greenland ranks 11th 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.