Guinea-Bissau vs Mauritania: Arable and permanent cropland

Guinea-Bissau
550,000 hectares
in 2011
Mauritania
461,000 hectares
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau rank
40th
Mauritania rank
42nd

Arable and permanent cropland over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 550,000 hectares against 461,000 hectares in Mauritania, a difference of 89,000 hectares.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

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

Guinea-Bissau ranks 40th and Mauritania ranks 42nd of 52 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 5 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 281,333 hectares 273,889 hectares 7,444 hectares Guinea-Bissau
1970s 294,900 hectares 218,900 hectares 76,000 hectares Guinea-Bissau
1980s 333,900 hectares 298,600 hectares 35,300 hectares Guinea-Bissau
1990s 412,500 hectares 468,000 hectares 55,500 hectares Mauritania
2000s 532,500 hectares 424,200 hectares 108,300 hectares Guinea-Bissau
2010s 550,000 hectares 461,000 hectares 89,000 hectares Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable and permanent cropland, Guinea-Bissau or Mauritania?
Guinea-Bissau, at 550,000 hectares against 461,000 hectares in Mauritania as of 2011.
What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?
89,000 hectares, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania rank globally for arable and permanent cropland?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 40th 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
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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