How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Mauritania?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chad vs Mauritania: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures

Chad

35.74 percent

in 2023

Mauritania

38.08 percent

in 2023

Chad rank

40th

Mauritania rank

38th

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

Chad
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 38.08 percent against 35.74 percent in Chad, a difference of 2.34 percent.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 40th and Mauritania ranks 38th of 209 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	35.71 percent	38.08 percent	2.37 percent	Mauritania
1970s	35.73 percent	38.08 percent	2.35 percent	Mauritania
1980s	35.74 percent	38.08 percent	2.34 percent	Mauritania
1990s	35.74 percent	38.08 percent	2.34 percent	Mauritania
2000s	35.74 percent	38.08 percent	2.34 percent	Mauritania
2010s	35.74 percent	38.08 percent	2.34 percent	Mauritania
2020s	35.74 percent	38.08 percent	2.34 percent	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Chad or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 38.08 percent against 35.74 percent in Chad as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Chad and Mauritania?: 2.34 percent, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Mauritania?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Chad and Mauritania rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: Chad ranks 40th and Mauritania ranks 38th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit: percent
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).