Libya vs Mauritania: Land area in hectares, per capita

Libya
24.08 hectares per person
in 2023
Mauritania
20.52 hectares per person
in 2023
Libya rank
8th
Mauritania rank
11th

Land area in hectares, per capita over time

  • Libya
  • Mauritania
255075100125196119922023

How they compare

Libya currently reports 24.08 hectares per person against 20.52 hectares per person in Mauritania, a difference of 3.56 hectares per person.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

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

Libya ranks 8th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 98.76 hectares per person 109.07 hectares per person 10.31 hectares per person Mauritania
1970s 69.98 hectares per person 82.27 hectares per person 12.29 hectares per person Mauritania
1980s 45.47 hectares per person 61.66 hectares per person 16.19 hectares per person Mauritania
1990s 36.37 hectares per person 45.99 hectares per person 9.62 hectares per person Mauritania
2000s 30.38 hectares per person 35.46 hectares per person 5.08 hectares per person Mauritania
2010s 26.92 hectares per person 26.52 hectares per person 0.3957 hectares per person Libya
2020s 24.52 hectares per person 21.46 hectares per person 3.06 hectares per person Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area in hectares, per capita, Libya or Mauritania?
Libya, at 24.08 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 Libya and Mauritania?
3.56 hectares per person, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Mauritania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Libya and Mauritania rank globally for land area in hectares, per capita?
Libya ranks 8th 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.