Mauritania vs Namibia: Agricultural area over the long-term
Mauritania
39.71 million hectares
in 2025
Namibia
39.63 million hectares
in 2025
Mauritania rank
28th
Namibia rank
29th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Mauritania
- Namibia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 39.71 million hectares against 39.63 million hectares in Namibia, a difference of 84,200 hectares.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 28th and Namibia ranks 29th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 39 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 19.98 million hectares | 224,953 hectares | 19.76 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1100s | 20.15 million hectares | 322,155 hectares | 19.83 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1200s | 20.25 million hectares | 461,358 hectares | 19.79 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1300s | 20.26 million hectares | 660,711 hectares | 19.60 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1400s | 20.17 million hectares | 946,203 hectares | 19.22 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1500s | 19.93 million hectares | 1.36 million hectares | 18.58 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1600s | 19.51 million hectares | 1.94 million hectares | 17.57 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1700s | 18.80 million hectares | 2.79 million hectares | 16.01 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1710s | 19.11 million hectares | 3.66 million hectares | 15.44 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1720s | 19.40 million hectares | 4.82 million hectares | 14.58 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1730s | 19.68 million hectares | 6.34 million hectares | 13.34 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1740s | 19.95 million hectares | 8.36 million hectares | 11.59 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1750s | 20.20 million hectares | 11.05 million hectares | 9.16 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1760s | 20.44 million hectares | 10.85 million hectares | 9.59 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1770s | 20.67 million hectares | 10.66 million hectares | 10.01 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1780s | 20.88 million hectares | 10.46 million hectares | 10.41 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1790s | 21.06 million hectares | 10.27 million hectares | 10.80 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1800s | 21.23 million hectares | 10.07 million hectares | 11.16 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1810s | 21.38 million hectares | 9.88 million hectares | 11.50 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1820s | 21.50 million hectares | 9.68 million hectares | 11.82 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1830s | 21.60 million hectares | 9.49 million hectares | 12.11 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1840s | 21.67 million hectares | 9.29 million hectares | 12.38 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1850s | 21.70 million hectares | 9.10 million hectares | 12.61 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 22.19 million hectares | 10.06 million hectares | 12.13 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 22.64 million hectares | 11.12 million hectares | 11.52 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 23.29 million hectares | 12.30 million hectares | 10.99 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 24.13 million hectares | 13.60 million hectares | 10.53 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 25.15 million hectares | 15.04 million hectares | 10.11 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 26.62 million hectares | 17.70 million hectares | 8.92 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 27.19 million hectares | 20.64 million hectares | 6.55 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 30.10 million hectares | 25.42 million hectares | 4.69 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 32.52 million hectares | 31.04 million hectares | 1.48 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 37.80 million hectares | 38.41 million hectares | 603,860 hectares | Namibia |
| 1960s | 39.52 million hectares | 39.27 million hectares | 252,790 hectares | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 39.47 million hectares | 39.31 million hectares | 161,510 hectares | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 39.55 million hectares | 39.32 million hectares | 227,950 hectares | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 39.70 million hectares | 38.72 million hectares | 972,170 hectares | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 39.71 million hectares | 39.68 million hectares | 25,780 hectares | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 39.71 million hectares | 39.65 million hectares | 62,350 hectares | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 39.71 million hectares | 39.62 million hectares | 85,733 hectares | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Mauritania or Namibia?
- Mauritania, at 39.71 million hectares against 39.63 million hectares in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Mauritania and Namibia?
- 84,200 hectares, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Namibia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Namibia rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Mauritania ranks 28th and Namibia ranks 29th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β 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.