Equatorial Guinea vs Mauritius: Cropland area

Equatorial Guinea
99,800 hectares
in 2023
Mauritius
78,957 hectares
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
157th
Mauritius rank
159th

Cropland area over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Mauritius
050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922023

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 99,800 hectares against 78,957 hectares in Mauritius, a difference of 20,843 hectares.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Mauritius's.

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

Equatorial Guinea ranks 157th and Mauritius ranks 159th of 219 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Mauritius Difference Ahead
1960s 137,778 hectares 95,889 hectares 41,889 hectares Equatorial Guinea
1970s 123,500 hectares 106,200 hectares 17,300 hectares Equatorial Guinea
1980s 108,200 hectares 106,674 hectares 1,526 hectares Equatorial Guinea
1990s 100,700 hectares 97,530 hectares 3,170 hectares Equatorial Guinea
2000s 100,000 hectares 89,268 hectares 10,732 hectares Equatorial Guinea
2010s 100,000 hectares 79,900 hectares 20,100 hectares Equatorial Guinea
2020s 99,950 hectares 78,989 hectares 20,961 hectares Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland area, Equatorial Guinea or Mauritius?
Equatorial Guinea, at 99,800 hectares against 78,957 hectares in Mauritius as of 2023.
What is the difference in cropland area between Equatorial Guinea and Mauritius?
20,843 hectares, with Equatorial Guinea 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 cropland area?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 157th and Mauritius ranks 159th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
225 places, 13,015 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed