Australia vs Mauritania: Agricultural land use per person
Australia
12.43 hectares per person
in 2025
Mauritania
8.54 hectares per person
in 2025
Australia rank
4th
Mauritania rank
7th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Australia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Australia currently reports 12.43 hectares per person against 8.54 hectares per person in Mauritania, a difference of 3.89 hectares per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.5 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Australia ranks 4th and Mauritania ranks 7th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Mauritania in 34.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares per person | 121.22 hectares per person | 121.22 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1100s | 0 hectares per person | 118.63 hectares per person | 118.63 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1200s | 0 hectares per person | 115.78 hectares per person | 115.78 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1300s | 0 hectares per person | 112.62 hectares per person | 112.62 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1400s | 0 hectares per person | 109.06 hectares per person | 109.06 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1500s | 0 hectares per person | 104.94 hectares per person | 104.94 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1600s | 0 hectares per person | 100.08 hectares per person | 100.08 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1700s | 0 hectares per person | 94 hectares per person | 94 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1710s | 0 hectares per person | 93.3 hectares per person | 93.3 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1720s | 0 hectares per person | 92.58 hectares per person | 92.58 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1730s | 0 hectares per person | 91.83 hectares per person | 91.83 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1740s | 0 hectares per person | 91.06 hectares per person | 91.06 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1750s | 0 hectares per person | 90.25 hectares per person | 90.25 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1760s | 0 hectares per person | 89.42 hectares per person | 89.42 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1770s | 0 hectares per person | 88.55 hectares per person | 88.55 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1780s | 0 hectares per person | 87.65 hectares per person | 87.65 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1790s | 0.8085 hectares per person | 86.71 hectares per person | 85.9 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1800s | 1.36 hectares per person | 85.72 hectares per person | 84.36 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1810s | 3.32 hectares per person | 84.69 hectares per person | 81.37 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1820s | 5.84 hectares per person | 83.6 hectares per person | 77.76 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1830s | 9.81 hectares per person | 82.44 hectares per person | 72.64 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1840s | 14.34 hectares per person | 81.22 hectares per person | 66.89 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1850s | 15.57 hectares per person | 79.92 hectares per person | 64.35 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 15.05 hectares per person | 78.51 hectares per person | 63.45 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 16.69 hectares per person | 76.98 hectares per person | 60.29 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 19.03 hectares per person | 75.33 hectares per person | 56.3 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 21.17 hectares per person | 73.51 hectares per person | 52.35 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 25.62 hectares per person | 71.45 hectares per person | 45.83 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 29.64 hectares per person | 69.15 hectares per person | 39.51 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 32.04 hectares per person | 66.54 hectares per person | 34.5 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 35.67 hectares per person | 63.47 hectares per person | 27.81 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 38.35 hectares per person | 59.67 hectares per person | 21.32 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 41.05 hectares per person | 51.18 hectares per person | 10.12 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 37.99 hectares per person | 40.55 hectares per person | 2.55 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 31.53 hectares per person | 30.25 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 27.05 hectares per person | 22.76 hectares per person | 4.3 hectares per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 22.35 hectares per person | 17.31 hectares per person | 5.05 hectares per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 18.55 hectares per person | 12.92 hectares per person | 5.63 hectares per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 14.44 hectares per person | 10.42 hectares per person | 4.02 hectares per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 12.76 hectares per person | 8.91 hectares per person | 3.85 hectares per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Australia or Mauritania?
- Australia, at 12.43 hectares per person against 8.54 hectares per person in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Australia and Mauritania?
- 3.89 hectares per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mauritania?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Mauritania rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Australia ranks 4th and Mauritania ranks 7th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.