Mauritania vs North America: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita

Mauritania
0.0791 sq. km per person
in 2023
North America
0.0127 sq. km per person
in 2023
Mauritania rank
6th
North America rank
3rd

Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita over time

  • Mauritania
  • North America
00.10.20.30.40.5196119922023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.0791 sq. km per person against 0.0127 sq. km per person in North America, a difference of 0.0664 sq. km per person.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 6.2 times North America's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 6th and North America ranks 3rd of 210 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania North America Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4182 sq. km per person 0.0235 sq. km per person 0.3947 sq. km per person Mauritania
1970s 0.3151 sq. km per person 0.0208 sq. km per person 0.2942 sq. km per person Mauritania
1980s 0.2366 sq. km per person 0.0187 sq. km per person 0.2179 sq. km per person Mauritania
1990s 0.1771 sq. km per person 0.0164 sq. km per person 0.1607 sq. km per person Mauritania
2000s 0.1366 sq. km per person 0.0146 sq. km per person 0.1221 sq. km per person Mauritania
2010s 0.1022 sq. km per person 0.0135 sq. km per person 0.0886 sq. km per person Mauritania
2020s 0.0827 sq. km per person 0.0129 sq. km per person 0.0698 sq. km per person Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land (sq. km), per capita, Mauritania or North America?
Mauritania, at 0.0791 sq. km per person against 0.0127 sq. km per person in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land (sq. km), per capita between Mauritania and North America?
0.0664 sq. km per person, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and North America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and North America rank globally for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
Mauritania ranks 6th and North America ranks 3rd of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
258 places, 16,016 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.