Equatorial Guinea vs Mauritius: Arable land

Equatorial Guinea
53,000 hectares
in 2023
Mauritius
75,000 hectares
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
156th
Mauritius rank
153rd

Arable land over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Mauritius
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k196119922023

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 75,000 hectares against 53,000 hectares in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 22,000 hectares.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.4 times Equatorial Guinea's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 156th and Mauritius ranks 153rd of 206 countries.

Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Mauritius Difference Ahead
1960s 37,778 hectares 93,111 hectares 55,333 hectares Mauritius
1970s 26,700 hectares 99,900 hectares 73,200 hectares Mauritius
1980s 15,800 hectares 99,900 hectares 84,100 hectares Mauritius
1990s 17,700 hectares 93,100 hectares 75,400 hectares Mauritius
2000s 38,200 hectares 85,400 hectares 47,200 hectares Mauritius
2010s 53,900 hectares 75,900 hectares 22,000 hectares Mauritius
2020s 53,000 hectares 75,000 hectares 22,000 hectares Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Equatorial Guinea or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 75,000 hectares against 53,000 hectares in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Equatorial Guinea and Mauritius?
22,000 hectares, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Mauritius?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Mauritius rank globally for arable land?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 156th and Mauritius ranks 153rd 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). 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)
Unit
hectares
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
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) 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.