Which has higher arable and permanent cropland, Gambia or Mauritania?

Mauritania, at 461,000 hectares against 455,000 hectares in Gambia as of 2011.

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

6,000 hectares, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia 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.

Gambia vs Mauritania: Arable and permanent cropland

Gambia

455,000 hectares

in 2011

Mauritania

461,000 hectares

in 2011

Gambia rank

43rd

Mauritania rank

42nd

Arable and permanent cropland over time

Gambia
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 461,000 hectares against 455,000 hectares in Gambia, a difference of 6,000 hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.

Gambia ranks 43rd and Mauritania ranks 42nd of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	128,222 hectares	273,889 hectares	145,667 hectares	Mauritania
1970s	159,400 hectares	218,900 hectares	59,500 hectares	Mauritania
1980s	184,800 hectares	298,600 hectares	113,800 hectares	Mauritania
1990s	195,600 hectares	468,000 hectares	272,400 hectares	Mauritania
2000s	328,100 hectares	424,200 hectares	96,100 hectares	Mauritania
2010s	455,000 hectares	461,000 hectares	6,000 hectares	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable and permanent cropland, Gambia or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 461,000 hectares against 455,000 hectares in Gambia as of 2011.
What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Gambia and Mauritania?: 6,000 hectares, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mauritania?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Gambia and Mauritania rank globally for arable and permanent cropland?: Gambia ranks 43rd 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