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

10,685 hectares, with Israel ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel 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.

Israel vs Mauritania: Cropland extent over the long-term

Israel

470,677 hectares

in 2025

Mauritania

459,992 hectares

in 2025

Israel rank

129th

Mauritania rank

130th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Israel
Mauritania

How they compare

Israel currently reports 470,677 hectares against 459,992 hectares in Mauritania, a difference of 10,685 hectares.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 129th and Mauritania ranks 130th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 22 and Mauritania in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1000s	156,236 hectares	49,461 hectares	106,775 hectares	Israel
1100s	156,031 hectares	53,171 hectares	102,860 hectares	Israel
1200s	155,115 hectares	56,881 hectares	98,234 hectares	Israel
1300s	153,366 hectares	62,272 hectares	91,094 hectares	Israel
1400s	110,216 hectares	69,388 hectares	40,828 hectares	Israel
1500s	127,561 hectares	74,192 hectares	53,369 hectares	Israel
1600s	119,699 hectares	86,558 hectares	33,142 hectares	Israel
1700s	91,035 hectares	98,923 hectares	7,887 hectares	Mauritania
1710s	97,075 hectares	103,249 hectares	6,174 hectares	Mauritania
1720s	102,948 hectares	107,575 hectares	4,627 hectares	Mauritania
1730s	108,643 hectares	111,902 hectares	3,259 hectares	Mauritania
1740s	114,152 hectares	116,228 hectares	2,076 hectares	Mauritania
1750s	119,468 hectares	120,554 hectares	1,086 hectares	Mauritania
1760s	124,580 hectares	124,880 hectares	300 hectares	Mauritania
1770s	129,478 hectares	129,207 hectares	271 hectares	Israel
1780s	134,150 hectares	133,533 hectares	617 hectares	Israel
1790s	138,584 hectares	137,859 hectares	725 hectares	Israel
1800s	142,763 hectares	142,186 hectares	577 hectares	Israel
1810s	145,882 hectares	146,512 hectares	630 hectares	Mauritania
1820s	150,288 hectares	150,838 hectares	550 hectares	Mauritania
1830s	154,689 hectares	155,164 hectares	475 hectares	Mauritania
1840s	159,053 hectares	159,491 hectares	438 hectares	Mauritania
1850s	163,341 hectares	163,817 hectares	476 hectares	Mauritania
1860s	167,501 hectares	165,462 hectares	2,039 hectares	Israel
1870s	166,826 hectares	167,125 hectares	299 hectares	Mauritania
1880s	165,807 hectares	170,497 hectares	4,690 hectares	Mauritania
1890s	164,373 hectares	173,938 hectares	9,565 hectares	Mauritania
1900s	162,431 hectares	160,513 hectares	1,918 hectares	Israel
1910s	159,849 hectares	154,207 hectares	5,642 hectares	Israel
1920s	188,639 hectares	148,149 hectares	40,490 hectares	Israel
1930s	216,810 hectares	168,575 hectares	48,235 hectares	Israel
1940s	256,281 hectares	189,932 hectares	66,349 hectares	Israel
1950s	348,480 hectares	241,323 hectares	107,157 hectares	Israel
1960s	402,162 hectares	273,160 hectares	129,002 hectares	Israel
1970s	414,667 hectares	218,886 hectares	195,781 hectares	Israel
1980s	420,239 hectares	298,585 hectares	121,654 hectares	Israel
1990s	425,891 hectares	444,994 hectares	19,103 hectares	Mauritania
2000s	397,204 hectares	459,995 hectares	62,790 hectares	Mauritania
2010s	413,724 hectares	459,994 hectares	46,270 hectares	Mauritania
2020s	475,093 hectares	459,992 hectares	15,101 hectares	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Israel or Mauritania?: Israel, at 470,677 hectares against 459,992 hectares in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Israel and Mauritania?: 10,685 hectares, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Mauritania?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Israel and Mauritania rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Israel ranks 129th 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.