What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Gabon and Mauritania?

35,008 hectares, with Gabon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Mauritania?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gabon vs Mauritania: Cropland extent over the long-term

Gabon

495,000 hectares

in 2025

Mauritania

459,992 hectares

in 2025

Gabon rank

128th

Mauritania rank

130th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Gabon
Mauritania

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 495,000 hectares against 459,992 hectares in Mauritania, a difference of 35,008 hectares.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mauritania ahead.

Gabon ranks 128th and Mauritania ranks 130th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 6 and Mauritania in 34.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1000s	21,725 hectares	49,461 hectares	27,736 hectares	Mauritania
1100s	24,614 hectares	53,171 hectares	28,558 hectares	Mauritania
1200s	27,879 hectares	56,881 hectares	29,001 hectares	Mauritania
1300s	31,570 hectares	62,272 hectares	30,701 hectares	Mauritania
1400s	35,741 hectares	69,388 hectares	33,647 hectares	Mauritania
1500s	40,452 hectares	74,192 hectares	33,741 hectares	Mauritania
1600s	45,770 hectares	86,558 hectares	40,788 hectares	Mauritania
1700s	51,770 hectares	98,923 hectares	47,152 hectares	Mauritania
1710s	54,179 hectares	103,249 hectares	49,070 hectares	Mauritania
1720s	56,649 hectares	107,575 hectares	50,926 hectares	Mauritania
1730s	59,114 hectares	111,902 hectares	52,788 hectares	Mauritania
1740s	61,573 hectares	116,228 hectares	54,655 hectares	Mauritania
1750s	64,027 hectares	120,554 hectares	56,527 hectares	Mauritania
1760s	66,476 hectares	124,880 hectares	58,404 hectares	Mauritania
1770s	68,919 hectares	129,207 hectares	60,288 hectares	Mauritania
1780s	71,356 hectares	133,533 hectares	62,177 hectares	Mauritania
1790s	73,788 hectares	137,859 hectares	64,071 hectares	Mauritania
1800s	76,214 hectares	142,186 hectares	65,972 hectares	Mauritania
1810s	78,635 hectares	146,512 hectares	67,877 hectares	Mauritania
1820s	81,050 hectares	150,838 hectares	69,788 hectares	Mauritania
1830s	83,459 hectares	155,164 hectares	71,705 hectares	Mauritania
1840s	85,863 hectares	159,491 hectares	73,628 hectares	Mauritania
1850s	88,261 hectares	163,817 hectares	75,556 hectares	Mauritania
1860s	93,598 hectares	165,462 hectares	71,864 hectares	Mauritania
1870s	99,258 hectares	167,125 hectares	67,867 hectares	Mauritania
1880s	106,311 hectares	170,497 hectares	64,186 hectares	Mauritania
1890s	113,865 hectares	173,938 hectares	60,073 hectares	Mauritania
1900s	108,177 hectares	160,513 hectares	52,336 hectares	Mauritania
1910s	97,724 hectares	154,207 hectares	56,483 hectares	Mauritania
1920s	91,913 hectares	148,149 hectares	56,236 hectares	Mauritania
1930s	104,467 hectares	168,575 hectares	64,108 hectares	Mauritania
1940s	117,569 hectares	189,932 hectares	72,363 hectares	Mauritania
1950s	140,310 hectares	241,323 hectares	101,013 hectares	Mauritania
1960s	199,000 hectares	273,160 hectares	74,160 hectares	Mauritania
1970s	368,000 hectares	218,886 hectares	149,114 hectares	Gabon
1980s	462,000 hectares	298,585 hectares	163,415 hectares	Gabon
1990s	486,900 hectares	444,994 hectares	41,906 hectares	Gabon
2000s	495,000 hectares	459,995 hectares	35,005 hectares	Gabon
2010s	495,000 hectares	459,994 hectares	35,006 hectares	Gabon
2020s	495,000 hectares	459,992 hectares	35,008 hectares	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Gabon or Mauritania?: Gabon, at 495,000 hectares against 459,992 hectares in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Gabon and Mauritania?: 35,008 hectares, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Mauritania?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Gabon and Mauritania rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Gabon ranks 128th and Mauritania ranks 130th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.