What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Congo and Mauritania?

99,000 hectares, with Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mauritania?

51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo vs Mauritania: Arable and permanent cropland

Congo

560,000 hectares

in 2011

Mauritania

461,000 hectares

in 2011

Congo rank

39th

Mauritania rank

42nd

Arable and permanent cropland over time

Congo
Mauritania

How they compare

Congo currently reports 560,000 hectares against 461,000 hectares in Mauritania, a difference of 99,000 hectares.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 39th and Mauritania ranks 42nd of 52 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	542,333 hectares	273,889 hectares	268,444 hectares	Congo
1970s	549,500 hectares	218,900 hectares	330,600 hectares	Congo
1980s	548,600 hectares	298,600 hectares	250,000 hectares	Congo
1990s	527,700 hectares	468,000 hectares	59,700 hectares	Congo
2000s	544,500 hectares	424,200 hectares	120,300 hectares	Congo
2010s	560,000 hectares	461,000 hectares	99,000 hectares	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable and permanent cropland, Congo or Mauritania?: Congo, at 560,000 hectares against 461,000 hectares in Mauritania as of 2011.
What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Congo and Mauritania?: 99,000 hectares, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mauritania?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Congo and Mauritania rank globally for arable and permanent cropland?: Congo ranks 39th and Mauritania ranks 42nd of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable and permanent cropland (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 2,926 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

This land category is the sum of areas under “Arable land” and "Permanent crops”. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under