Madagascar vs Mauritania: Agricultural area over the long-term
Madagascar
40.90 million hectares
in 2025
Mauritania
39.71 million hectares
in 2025
Madagascar rank
25th
Mauritania rank
28th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Madagascar
- Mauritania
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 40.90 million hectares against 39.71 million hectares in Mauritania, a difference of 1.19 million hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Madagascar ranks 25th and Mauritania ranks 28th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 37.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.41 million hectares | 19.98 million hectares | 18.57 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1100s | 2.00 million hectares | 20.15 million hectares | 18.15 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1200s | 2.59 million hectares | 20.25 million hectares | 17.66 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1300s | 3.18 million hectares | 20.26 million hectares | 17.08 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1400s | 3.77 million hectares | 20.17 million hectares | 16.40 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1500s | 4.94 million hectares | 19.93 million hectares | 14.99 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1600s | 6.00 million hectares | 19.51 million hectares | 13.51 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1700s | 7.06 million hectares | 18.80 million hectares | 11.74 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1710s | 7.79 million hectares | 19.11 million hectares | 11.32 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1720s | 8.51 million hectares | 19.40 million hectares | 10.89 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1730s | 9.23 million hectares | 19.68 million hectares | 10.45 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1740s | 9.96 million hectares | 19.95 million hectares | 9.99 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1750s | 10.68 million hectares | 20.20 million hectares | 9.52 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1760s | 11.41 million hectares | 20.44 million hectares | 9.04 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1770s | 12.13 million hectares | 20.67 million hectares | 8.54 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1780s | 12.85 million hectares | 20.88 million hectares | 8.02 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1790s | 13.58 million hectares | 21.06 million hectares | 7.49 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1800s | 14.30 million hectares | 21.23 million hectares | 6.93 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1810s | 15.03 million hectares | 21.38 million hectares | 6.35 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1820s | 15.75 million hectares | 21.50 million hectares | 5.75 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1830s | 16.47 million hectares | 21.60 million hectares | 5.13 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1840s | 17.20 million hectares | 21.67 million hectares | 4.47 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1850s | 17.92 million hectares | 21.70 million hectares | 3.78 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 18.47 million hectares | 22.19 million hectares | 3.72 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 19.03 million hectares | 22.64 million hectares | 3.61 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 19.80 million hectares | 23.29 million hectares | 3.48 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 20.61 million hectares | 24.13 million hectares | 3.52 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 19.21 million hectares | 25.15 million hectares | 5.93 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 18.46 million hectares | 26.62 million hectares | 8.16 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 18.09 million hectares | 27.19 million hectares | 9.10 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 21.00 million hectares | 30.10 million hectares | 9.11 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 24.13 million hectares | 32.52 million hectares | 8.39 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 30.47 million hectares | 37.80 million hectares | 7.33 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 35.15 million hectares | 39.52 million hectares | 4.37 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 35.66 million hectares | 39.47 million hectares | 3.81 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 36.17 million hectares | 39.55 million hectares | 3.38 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 37.06 million hectares | 39.70 million hectares | 2.64 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 40.83 million hectares | 39.71 million hectares | 1.12 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 40.90 million hectares | 39.71 million hectares | 1.19 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 40.90 million hectares | 39.71 million hectares | 1.19 million hectares | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Madagascar or Mauritania?
- Madagascar, at 40.90 million hectares against 39.71 million hectares in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Madagascar and Mauritania?
- 1.19 million hectares, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mauritania?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Mauritania rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Madagascar ranks 25th and Mauritania ranks 28th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.