Mauritania vs Venezuela: Arable land

Mauritania
0.0896 hectares per person
in 2023
Venezuela
0.0919 hectares per person
in 2023
Mauritania rank
117th
Venezuela rank
114th

Arable land over time

  • Mauritania
  • Venezuela
0.10.20.3196119922023

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 0.0919 hectares per person against 0.0896 hectares per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0023 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Venezuela ahead.

Mauritania ranks 117th and Venezuela ranks 114th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 5 and Venezuela in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Venezuela Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2833 hectares per person 0.3017 hectares per person 0.0183 hectares per person Venezuela
1970s 0.1731 hectares per person 0.2256 hectares per person 0.0525 hectares per person Venezuela
1980s 0.1733 hectares per person 0.1688 hectares per person 0.0044 hectares per person Mauritania
1990s 0.1939 hectares per person 0.1211 hectares per person 0.0729 hectares per person Mauritania
2000s 0.1548 hectares per person 0.0993 hectares per person 0.0555 hectares per person Mauritania
2010s 0.1158 hectares per person 0.0872 hectares per person 0.0286 hectares per person Mauritania
2020s 0.0937 hectares per person 0.0919 hectares per person 0.0018 hectares per person Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Mauritania or Venezuela?
Venezuela, at 0.0919 hectares per person against 0.0896 hectares per person in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Mauritania and Venezuela?
0.0023 hectares per person, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Venezuela?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Venezuela rank globally for arable land?
Mauritania ranks 117th and Venezuela ranks 114th 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.