Botswana vs Mauritania: Share of land area used for arable agriculture
Share of land area used for arable agriculture over time
- Botswana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 197th and Mauritania ranks 199th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land area used for arable agriculture, Botswana or Mauritania?
- Botswana, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land area used for arable agriculture between Botswana and Mauritania?
- 0.1%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- Botswana ranks 197th and Mauritania ranks 199th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow.