Mauritania vs Western Sahara: Agricultural land per capita
Mauritania
7.91 hectares per capita
in 2023
Western Sahara
8.63 hectares per capita
in 2023
Mauritania rank
8th
Western Sahara rank
7th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Mauritania
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 8.63 hectares per capita against 7.91 hectares per capita in Mauritania, a difference of 0.72 hectares per capita.
That makes Western Sahara's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Western Sahara has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 8th and Western Sahara ranks 7th of 226 countries.
Western Sahara has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.82 hectares per capita | 115.62 hectares per capita | 73.8 hectares per capita | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 31.51 hectares per capita | 64.65 hectares per capita | 33.15 hectares per capita | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 23.66 hectares per capita | 34.3 hectares per capita | 10.64 hectares per capita | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 17.71 hectares per capita | 23.88 hectares per capita | 6.17 hectares per capita | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 13.66 hectares per capita | 15.26 hectares per capita | 1.59 hectares per capita | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 10.22 hectares per capita | 10.57 hectares per capita | 0.3557 hectares per capita | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 8.27 hectares per capita | 8.87 hectares per capita | 0.6065 hectares per capita | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Mauritania or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 8.63 hectares per capita against 7.91 hectares per capita in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Mauritania and Western Sahara?
- 0.72 hectares per capita, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Western Sahara?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Western Sahara rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 8th and Western Sahara ranks 7th 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.