Mauritania vs Tanzania: Agricultural area over the long-term
Mauritania
39.71 million hectares
in 2025
Tanzania
39.92 million hectares
in 2025
Mauritania rank
28th
Tanzania rank
27th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Mauritania
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 39.92 million hectares against 39.71 million hectares in Mauritania, a difference of 213,700 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 28th and Tanzania ranks 27th of 202 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 19.98 million hectares | 4.60 million hectares | 15.38 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1100s | 20.15 million hectares | 7.19 million hectares | 12.96 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1200s | 20.25 million hectares | 9.66 million hectares | 10.59 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1300s | 20.26 million hectares | 11.98 million hectares | 8.28 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1400s | 20.17 million hectares | 14.12 million hectares | 6.05 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1500s | 19.93 million hectares | 8.84 million hectares | 11.09 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1600s | 19.51 million hectares | 10.29 million hectares | 9.23 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1700s | 18.80 million hectares | 11.44 million hectares | 7.36 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1710s | 19.11 million hectares | 12.27 million hectares | 6.84 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1720s | 19.40 million hectares | 13.08 million hectares | 6.32 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1730s | 19.68 million hectares | 13.87 million hectares | 5.81 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1740s | 19.95 million hectares | 14.65 million hectares | 5.30 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1750s | 20.20 million hectares | 15.40 million hectares | 4.80 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1760s | 20.44 million hectares | 16.15 million hectares | 4.30 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1770s | 20.67 million hectares | 16.87 million hectares | 3.80 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1780s | 20.88 million hectares | 17.57 million hectares | 3.31 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1790s | 21.06 million hectares | 18.24 million hectares | 2.82 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1800s | 21.23 million hectares | 18.89 million hectares | 2.34 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1810s | 21.38 million hectares | 19.52 million hectares | 1.86 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1820s | 21.50 million hectares | 20.12 million hectares | 1.39 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1830s | 21.60 million hectares | 20.68 million hectares | 919,100 hectares | Mauritania |
| 1840s | 21.67 million hectares | 21.21 million hectares | 456,900 hectares | Mauritania |
| 1850s | 21.70 million hectares | 21.70 million hectares | 800 hectares | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 22.19 million hectares | 21.16 million hectares | 1.02 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 22.64 million hectares | 20.61 million hectares | 2.04 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 23.29 million hectares | 20.03 million hectares | 3.26 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 24.13 million hectares | 20.02 million hectares | 4.11 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 25.15 million hectares | 18.05 million hectares | 7.10 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 26.62 million hectares | 16.88 million hectares | 9.74 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 27.19 million hectares | 16.35 million hectares | 10.84 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 30.10 million hectares | 18.25 million hectares | 11.86 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 32.52 million hectares | 19.93 million hectares | 12.59 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 37.80 million hectares | 23.79 million hectares | 14.01 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 39.52 million hectares | 26.66 million hectares | 12.86 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 39.47 million hectares | 29.10 million hectares | 10.37 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 39.55 million hectares | 31.40 million hectares | 8.15 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 39.70 million hectares | 32.75 million hectares | 6.94 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 39.71 million hectares | 35.31 million hectares | 4.40 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 39.71 million hectares | 38.32 million hectares | 1.39 million hectares | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 39.71 million hectares | 39.67 million hectares | 40,500 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 39.92 million hectares against 39.71 million hectares in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Mauritania and Tanzania?
- 213,700 hectares, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Tanzania rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Mauritania ranks 28th and Tanzania ranks 27th 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.