Mauritania vs Turkmenistan: Agricultural land per capita
Mauritania
7.91 hectares per capita
in 2023
Turkmenistan
5.37 hectares per capita
in 2023
Mauritania rank
8th
Turkmenistan rank
9th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Mauritania
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 7.91 hectares per capita against 5.37 hectares per capita in Turkmenistan, a difference of 2.54 hectares per capita.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.5 times Turkmenistan's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 8th and Turkmenistan ranks 9th of 226 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.13 hectares per capita | 8.41 hectares per capita | 8.72 hectares per capita | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 13.66 hectares per capita | 7 hectares per capita | 6.66 hectares per capita | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 10.22 hectares per capita | 5.93 hectares per capita | 4.29 hectares per capita | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 8.27 hectares per capita | 5.55 hectares per capita | 2.72 hectares per capita | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Mauritania or Turkmenistan?
- Mauritania, at 7.91 hectares per capita against 5.37 hectares per capita in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
- 2.54 hectares per capita, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Turkmenistan rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 8th and Turkmenistan ranks 9th 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.