Canada vs Mauritania: Land area in hectares, per capita

Canada
21.94 hectares per person
in 2023
Mauritania
20.52 hectares per person
in 2023
Canada rank
10th
Mauritania rank
11th

Land area in hectares, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Mauritania
255075100125196119922023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 21.94 hectares per person against 20.52 hectares per person in Mauritania, a difference of 1.42 hectares per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.

Canada ranks 10th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 45.66 hectares per person 109.07 hectares per person 63.4 hectares per person Mauritania
1970s 39.16 hectares per person 82.27 hectares per person 43.11 hectares per person Mauritania
1980s 34.8 hectares per person 61.66 hectares per person 26.86 hectares per person Mauritania
1990s 30.82 hectares per person 45.99 hectares per person 15.17 hectares per person Mauritania
2000s 27.93 hectares per person 35.46 hectares per person 7.53 hectares per person Mauritania
2010s 25.16 hectares per person 26.52 hectares per person 1.36 hectares per person Mauritania
2020s 22.77 hectares per person 21.46 hectares per person 1.31 hectares per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area in hectares, per capita, Canada or Mauritania?
Canada, at 21.94 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 Canada and Mauritania?
1.42 hectares per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mauritania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and Mauritania rank globally for land area in hectares, per capita?
Canada ranks 10th 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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Indicator
Land area in hectares, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.