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

34,000 hectares, with Gabon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon 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.

Gabon vs Mauritania: Arable and permanent cropland

Gabon

495,000 hectares

in 2011

Mauritania

461,000 hectares

in 2011

Gabon rank

41st

Mauritania rank

42nd

Arable and permanent cropland over time

Gabon
Mauritania

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 495,000 hectares against 461,000 hectares in Mauritania, a difference of 34,000 hectares.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.

Gabon ranks 41st and Mauritania ranks 42nd of 52 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 5 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	205,000 hectares	273,889 hectares	68,889 hectares	Mauritania
1970s	367,900 hectares	218,900 hectares	149,000 hectares	Gabon
1980s	452,000 hectares	298,600 hectares	153,400 hectares	Gabon
1990s	476,900 hectares	468,000 hectares	8,900 hectares	Gabon
2000s	495,000 hectares	424,200 hectares	70,800 hectares	Gabon
2010s	495,000 hectares	461,000 hectares	34,000 hectares	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable and permanent cropland, Gabon or Mauritania?: Gabon, at 495,000 hectares against 461,000 hectares in Mauritania as of 2011.
What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Gabon and Mauritania?: 34,000 hectares, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Mauritania?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Gabon and Mauritania rank globally for arable and permanent cropland?: Gabon ranks 41st 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: 21 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