Congo vs Mauritania: Arable land

Congo
550,000 hectares
in 2023
Mauritania
450,000 hectares
in 2023
Congo rank
122nd
Mauritania rank
125th

Arable land over time

  • Congo
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 550,000 hectares against 450,000 hectares in Mauritania, a difference of 100,000 hectares.

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

Across all 63 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Globally, Congo ranks 122nd and Mauritania ranks 125th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.