Mauritania vs Turkmenistan: Agricultural land use per person
Mauritania
8.54 hectares per person
in 2025
Turkmenistan
6.73 hectares per person
in 2025
Mauritania rank
7th
Turkmenistan rank
8th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Mauritania
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 8.54 hectares per person against 6.73 hectares per person in Turkmenistan, a difference of 1.81 hectares per person.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Turkmenistan's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 7th and Turkmenistan ranks 8th of 202 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 121.22 hectares per person | 20.04 hectares per person | 101.18 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1100s | 118.63 hectares per person | 20.07 hectares per person | 98.56 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1200s | 115.78 hectares per person | 20.1 hectares per person | 95.68 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1300s | 112.62 hectares per person | 20.12 hectares per person | 92.5 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1400s | 109.06 hectares per person | 20.14 hectares per person | 88.92 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1500s | 104.94 hectares per person | 20.17 hectares per person | 84.78 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1600s | 100.08 hectares per person | 20.19 hectares per person | 79.9 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1700s | 94 hectares per person | 20.2 hectares per person | 73.8 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1710s | 93.3 hectares per person | 20.21 hectares per person | 73.1 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1720s | 92.58 hectares per person | 20.21 hectares per person | 72.37 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1730s | 91.83 hectares per person | 20.21 hectares per person | 71.62 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1740s | 91.06 hectares per person | 20.21 hectares per person | 70.85 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1750s | 90.25 hectares per person | 20.21 hectares per person | 70.04 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1760s | 89.42 hectares per person | 20.21 hectares per person | 69.21 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1770s | 88.55 hectares per person | 20.22 hectares per person | 68.34 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1780s | 87.65 hectares per person | 20.22 hectares per person | 67.44 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1790s | 86.71 hectares per person | 20.22 hectares per person | 66.49 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1800s | 85.72 hectares per person | 20.22 hectares per person | 65.5 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1810s | 84.69 hectares per person | 20.22 hectares per person | 64.47 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1820s | 83.6 hectares per person | 20.22 hectares per person | 63.37 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1830s | 82.44 hectares per person | 20.22 hectares per person | 62.22 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1840s | 81.22 hectares per person | 20.22 hectares per person | 61 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1850s | 79.92 hectares per person | 20.23 hectares per person | 59.7 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 78.51 hectares per person | 20.23 hectares per person | 58.28 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 76.98 hectares per person | 20.23 hectares per person | 56.75 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 75.33 hectares per person | 20.23 hectares per person | 55.1 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 73.51 hectares per person | 20.23 hectares per person | 53.28 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 71.45 hectares per person | 20.23 hectares per person | 51.22 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 69.15 hectares per person | 20.23 hectares per person | 48.92 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 66.54 hectares per person | 20.23 hectares per person | 46.3 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 63.47 hectares per person | 20.23 hectares per person | 43.24 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 59.67 hectares per person | 20.24 hectares per person | 39.43 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 51.18 hectares per person | 20.24 hectares per person | 30.94 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 40.55 hectares per person | 17.82 hectares per person | 22.73 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 30.25 hectares per person | 13.78 hectares per person | 16.47 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 22.76 hectares per person | 10.89 hectares per person | 11.86 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 17.31 hectares per person | 8.59 hectares per person | 8.72 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 12.92 hectares per person | 7.34 hectares per person | 5.58 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 10.42 hectares per person | 6.47 hectares per person | 3.96 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 8.91 hectares per person | 6.85 hectares per person | 2.06 hectares per person | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Mauritania or Turkmenistan?
- Mauritania, at 8.54 hectares per person against 6.73 hectares per person in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
- 1.81 hectares per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Turkmenistan rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Mauritania ranks 7th and Turkmenistan ranks 8th 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.