Mauritania vs Tanzania: Land used for agriculture
Mauritania
22.94 million
in 2010
Tanzania
21.82 million
in 2010
Mauritania rank
39th
Tanzania rank
41st
Land used for agriculture over time
- Mauritania
- Tanzania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 22.94 million against 21.82 million in Tanzania, a difference of 1.12 million.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Tanzania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 39th and Tanzania ranks 41st of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 17 and Tanzania in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 2.65 million | 6.65 million | 4.00 million | Tanzania |
| 1790s | 3.02 million | 6.57 million | 3.55 million | Tanzania |
| 1800s | 3.44 million | 6.49 million | 3.05 million | Tanzania |
| 1810s | 3.93 million | 6.42 million | 2.49 million | Tanzania |
| 1820s | 4.49 million | 6.45 million | 1.95 million | Tanzania |
| 1830s | 5.15 million | 6.48 million | 1.33 million | Tanzania |
| 1840s | 5.89 million | 6.51 million | 619,830 | Tanzania |
| 1850s | 6.75 million | 6.55 million | 199,900 | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 7.73 million | 6.59 million | 1.14 million | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 8.85 million | 6.83 million | 2.02 million | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 10.13 million | 7.08 million | 3.05 million | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 11.59 million | 7.34 million | 4.25 million | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 13.26 million | 7.27 million | 5.99 million | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 15.13 million | 7.54 million | 7.59 million | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 17.22 million | 8.89 million | 8.33 million | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 19.52 million | 10.47 million | 9.05 million | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 21.98 million | 12.33 million | 9.65 million | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 25.12 million | 13.66 million | 11.47 million | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 36.78 million | 16.53 million | 20.25 million | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 36.78 million | 18.49 million | 18.30 million | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 36.75 million | 20.59 million | 16.17 million | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 36.94 million | 21.20 million | 15.74 million | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 22.90 million | 20.82 million | 2.08 million | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 22.94 million | 21.82 million | 1.12 million | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land used for agriculture, Mauritania or Tanzania?
- Mauritania, at 22.94 million against 21.82 million in Tanzania as of 2010.
- What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Mauritania and Tanzania?
- 1.12 million, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Mauritania and Tanzania rank globally for land used for agriculture?
- Mauritania ranks 39th and Tanzania ranks 41st 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.