Iceland vs Mauritania: Agricultural land use per person
Iceland
4.79 hectares per person
in 2025
Mauritania
8.54 hectares per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
10th
Mauritania rank
7th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Iceland
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 8.54 hectares per person against 4.79 hectares per person in Iceland, a difference of 3.75 hectares per person.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.8 times Iceland's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 10th and Mauritania ranks 7th of 202 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 11.96 hectares per person | 121.22 hectares per person | 109.27 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1100s | 11.97 hectares per person | 118.63 hectares per person | 106.66 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1200s | 11.98 hectares per person | 115.78 hectares per person | 103.79 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1300s | 11.99 hectares per person | 112.62 hectares per person | 100.62 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1400s | 12.01 hectares per person | 109.06 hectares per person | 97.06 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1500s | 12.02 hectares per person | 104.94 hectares per person | 92.93 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1600s | 12.03 hectares per person | 100.08 hectares per person | 88.05 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1700s | 12.04 hectares per person | 94 hectares per person | 81.96 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1710s | 12.04 hectares per person | 93.3 hectares per person | 81.26 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1720s | 12.04 hectares per person | 92.58 hectares per person | 80.53 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1730s | 12.05 hectares per person | 91.83 hectares per person | 79.78 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1740s | 12.05 hectares per person | 91.06 hectares per person | 79.01 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1750s | 12.05 hectares per person | 90.25 hectares per person | 78.21 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1760s | 12.05 hectares per person | 89.42 hectares per person | 77.37 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1770s | 12.05 hectares per person | 88.55 hectares per person | 76.5 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1780s | 12.05 hectares per person | 87.65 hectares per person | 75.6 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1790s | 12.05 hectares per person | 86.71 hectares per person | 74.66 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1800s | 12.05 hectares per person | 85.72 hectares per person | 73.67 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1810s | 12.06 hectares per person | 84.69 hectares per person | 72.63 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1820s | 12.06 hectares per person | 83.6 hectares per person | 71.54 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1830s | 12.06 hectares per person | 82.44 hectares per person | 70.39 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1840s | 12.06 hectares per person | 81.22 hectares per person | 69.16 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1850s | 12.06 hectares per person | 79.92 hectares per person | 67.86 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 12.06 hectares per person | 78.51 hectares per person | 66.44 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 12.06 hectares per person | 76.98 hectares per person | 64.92 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 12.06 hectares per person | 75.33 hectares per person | 63.26 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 12.06 hectares per person | 73.51 hectares per person | 61.45 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 12.07 hectares per person | 71.45 hectares per person | 59.38 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 12.07 hectares per person | 69.15 hectares per person | 57.09 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 12.07 hectares per person | 66.54 hectares per person | 54.47 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 12.07 hectares per person | 63.47 hectares per person | 51.4 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 12.07 hectares per person | 59.67 hectares per person | 47.6 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 12.07 hectares per person | 51.18 hectares per person | 39.1 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 11.18 hectares per person | 40.55 hectares per person | 29.36 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 9.07 hectares per person | 30.25 hectares per person | 21.18 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 7.92 hectares per person | 22.76 hectares per person | 14.83 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 7.13 hectares per person | 17.31 hectares per person | 10.18 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 6.35 hectares per person | 12.92 hectares per person | 6.56 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 5.48 hectares per person | 10.42 hectares per person | 4.94 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 4.93 hectares per person | 8.91 hectares per person | 3.98 hectares per person | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Iceland or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 8.54 hectares per person against 4.79 hectares per person in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Iceland and Mauritania?
- 3.75 hectares per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Mauritania?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Mauritania rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Iceland ranks 10th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.