Mauritania vs Namibia: Breakdown of habitable land area
Mauritania
19,930 hectares
in 2019
Namibia
20,810 hectares
in 2019
Mauritania rank
136th
Namibia rank
135th
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Mauritania
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 20,810 hectares against 19,930 hectares in Mauritania, a difference of 880 hectares.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 136th and Namibia ranks 135th of 235 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Mauritania or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 20,810 hectares against 19,930 hectares in Mauritania as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Mauritania and Namibia?
- 880 hectares, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Namibia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Mauritania and Namibia rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Mauritania ranks 136th and Namibia ranks 135th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.