Mauritius vs Western Sahara: Breakdown of habitable land area
Mauritius
1,350 hectares
in 2019
Western Sahara
1,260 hectares
in 2019
Mauritius rank
176th
Western Sahara rank
178th
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Mauritius
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 1,350 hectares against 1,260 hectares in Western Sahara, a difference of 90 hectares.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Western Sahara's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Western Sahara ahead.
Mauritius ranks 176th and Western Sahara ranks 178th of 235 countries.
Western Sahara has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Mauritius or Western Sahara?
- Mauritius, at 1,350 hectares against 1,260 hectares in Western Sahara as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Mauritius and Western Sahara?
- 90 hectares, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Western Sahara?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Mauritius and Western Sahara rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Mauritius ranks 176th and Western Sahara ranks 178th 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.