Mauritania vs Zambia: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre

Mauritania
0.0834 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0665 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
64th
Zambia rank
67th

Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time

  • Mauritania
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.0834 ha per square kilometre against 0.0665 ha per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.0169 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 64th and Zambia ranks 67th of 120 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0004 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 ha per square kilometre Mauritania
1970s 0.0014 ha per square kilometre 0.0024 ha per square kilometre 0.001 ha per square kilometre Zambia
1980s 0.0066 ha per square kilometre 0.0115 ha per square kilometre 0.0049 ha per square kilometre Zambia
1990s 0.0174 ha per square kilometre 0.0155 ha per square kilometre 0.0018 ha per square kilometre Mauritania
2000s 0.0165 ha per square kilometre 0.0172 ha per square kilometre 0.0007 ha per square kilometre Zambia
2010s 0.0441 ha per square kilometre 0.0368 ha per square kilometre 0.0073 ha per square kilometre Mauritania
2020s 0.0742 ha per square kilometre 0.0531 ha per square kilometre 0.0211 ha per square kilometre Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — area harvested, per square kilometre, Mauritania or Zambia?
Mauritania, at 0.0834 ha per square kilometre against 0.0665 ha per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — area harvested, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Zambia?
0.0169 ha per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Zambia rank globally for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Mauritania ranks 64th and Zambia ranks 67th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.