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 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.

Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit: hectares
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: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.