Mauritania vs Pakistan: Land used for agriculture
Mauritania
22.94 million
in 2010
Pakistan
24.81 million
in 2010
Mauritania rank
39th
Pakistan rank
36th
Land used for agriculture over time
- Mauritania
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 24.81 million against 22.94 million in Mauritania, a difference of 1.87 million.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Pakistan ahead.
Mauritania ranks 39th and Pakistan ranks 36th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 13 and Pakistan in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 2.65 million | 5.96 million | 3.32 million | Pakistan |
| 1790s | 3.02 million | 6.15 million | 3.13 million | Pakistan |
| 1800s | 3.44 million | 6.34 million | 2.90 million | Pakistan |
| 1810s | 3.93 million | 6.58 million | 2.65 million | Pakistan |
| 1820s | 4.49 million | 6.79 million | 2.30 million | Pakistan |
| 1830s | 5.15 million | 7.03 million | 1.88 million | Pakistan |
| 1840s | 5.89 million | 7.27 million | 1.38 million | Pakistan |
| 1850s | 6.75 million | 7.54 million | 794,990 | Pakistan |
| 1860s | 7.73 million | 7.77 million | 39,230 | Pakistan |
| 1870s | 8.85 million | 8.04 million | 803,890 | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 10.13 million | 8.30 million | 1.83 million | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 11.59 million | 8.57 million | 3.02 million | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 13.26 million | 8.86 million | 4.40 million | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 15.13 million | 9.15 million | 5.99 million | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 17.22 million | 9.94 million | 7.28 million | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 19.52 million | 11.27 million | 8.25 million | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 21.98 million | 13.09 million | 8.89 million | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 25.12 million | 17.25 million | 7.87 million | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 36.78 million | 21.96 million | 14.82 million | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 36.78 million | 23.27 million | 13.51 million | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 36.75 million | 23.72 million | 13.03 million | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 36.94 million | 24.28 million | 12.66 million | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 22.90 million | 24.48 million | 1.58 million | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 22.94 million | 24.81 million | 1.87 million | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land used for agriculture, Mauritania or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 24.81 million against 22.94 million in Mauritania as of 2010.
- What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Mauritania and Pakistan?
- 1.87 million, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Pakistan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Mauritania and Pakistan rank globally for land used for agriculture?
- Mauritania ranks 39th and Pakistan ranks 36th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Land used for agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land use is the sum of croplands and pasture β land used for grazing livestock. It is measured in hectares.