Liberia vs Mauritania: Arable land

Liberia
0.091 hectares per person
in 2023
Mauritania
0.0896 hectares per person
in 2023
Liberia rank
115th
Mauritania rank
117th

Arable land over time

  • Liberia
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.091 hectares per person against 0.0896 hectares per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0014 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 115th and Mauritania ranks 117th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2892 hectares per person 0.2833 hectares per person 0.0059 hectares per person Liberia
1970s 0.2231 hectares per person 0.1731 hectares per person 0.0499 hectares per person Liberia
1980s 0.1743 hectares per person 0.1733 hectares per person 0.001 hectares per person Liberia
1990s 0.1586 hectares per person 0.1939 hectares per person 0.0353 hectares per person Mauritania
2000s 0.123 hectares per person 0.1548 hectares per person 0.0318 hectares per person Mauritania
2010s 0.1088 hectares per person 0.1158 hectares per person 0.007 hectares per person Mauritania
2020s 0.0941 hectares per person 0.0937 hectares per person 0.0004 hectares per person Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Liberia or Mauritania?
Liberia, at 0.091 hectares per person against 0.0896 hectares per person in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Liberia and Mauritania?
0.0014 hectares per person, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mauritania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Liberia and Mauritania rank globally for arable land?
Liberia ranks 115th and Mauritania ranks 117th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) 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 market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.