Lesotho vs Mauritania: Cereal seed quantity
Cereal seed quantity over time
- Lesotho
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 5,085 FAO, metric tonnes against 4,368 FAO, metric tonnes in Lesotho, a difference of 717 FAO, metric tonnes.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 42nd and Mauritania ranks 41st of 50 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,311 FAO, metric tonnes | 5,428 FAO, metric tonnes | 5,883 FAO, metric tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 8,410 FAO, metric tonnes | 3,038 FAO, metric tonnes | 5,372 FAO, metric tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 6,535 FAO, metric tonnes | 3,588 FAO, metric tonnes | 2,947 FAO, metric tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 5,159 FAO, metric tonnes | 5,636 FAO, metric tonnes | 476.8 FAO, metric tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 4,252 FAO, metric tonnes | 5,502 FAO, metric tonnes | 1,250 FAO, metric tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 4,002 FAO, metric tonnes | 5,085 FAO, metric tonnes | 1,083 FAO, metric tonnes | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal seed quantity, Lesotho or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 5,085 FAO, metric tonnes against 4,368 FAO, metric tonnes in Lesotho as of 2011.
- What is the difference in cereal seed quantity between Lesotho and Mauritania?
- 717 FAO, metric tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mauritania?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
- How do Lesotho and Mauritania rank globally for cereal seed quantity?
- Lesotho ranks 42nd and Mauritania ranks 41st of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Cereal seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or successive sowing or planting whenever it occurs. The data of seed include also, when it is the case, the quantities necessary for sowing or planting the area relating to crops harvested green for fodder or for food.(e.g. green peas, green beans, maize for forage) Data for seed element are stored in tonnes (t). Whenever official data were not available, seed figures have been estimated either as a percentage of supply (e.g. eggs for hatching) or by multiplying a seed rate with the area under the crop of the subsequent year.