Botswana vs Mauritania: Land area in hectares, per capita
Botswana
22.85 hectares per person
in 2023
Mauritania
20.52 hectares per person
in 2023
Botswana rank
9th
Mauritania rank
11th
Land area in hectares, per capita over time
- Botswana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 22.85 hectares per person against 20.52 hectares per person in Mauritania, a difference of 2.33 hectares per person.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Botswana ranks 9th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.3 hectares per person | 109.07 hectares per person | 8.77 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 80.48 hectares per person | 82.27 hectares per person | 1.79 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 51.86 hectares per person | 61.66 hectares per person | 9.8 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 38.6 hectares per person | 45.99 hectares per person | 7.39 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 31.09 hectares per person | 35.46 hectares per person | 4.38 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 25.97 hectares per person | 26.52 hectares per person | 0.5518 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 23.41 hectares per person | 21.46 hectares per person | 1.95 hectares per person | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, per capita, Botswana or Mauritania?
- Botswana, at 22.85 hectares per person against 20.52 hectares per person in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares, per capita between Botswana and Mauritania?
- 2.33 hectares per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for land area in hectares, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 9th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.