Guatemala vs Mauritania: Annual afforestation

Guatemala
9,940 hectares per year
in 2020
Mauritania
8,740 hectares per year
in 2020
Guatemala rank
16th
Mauritania rank
18th

Annual afforestation over time

  • Guatemala
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 9,940 hectares per year against 8,740 hectares per year in Mauritania, a difference of 1,200 hectares per year.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.

Guatemala ranks 16th and Mauritania ranks 18th of 106 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s 1,440 hectares per year 8,740 hectares per year 7,300 hectares per year Mauritania
2000s 4,750 hectares per year 8,740 hectares per year 3,990 hectares per year Mauritania
2010s 8,760 hectares per year 8,740 hectares per year 20 hectares per year Guatemala
2020s 9,940 hectares per year 8,740 hectares per year 1,200 hectares per year Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual afforestation, Guatemala or Mauritania?
Guatemala, at 9,940 hectares per year against 8,740 hectares per year in Mauritania as of 2020.
What is the difference in annual afforestation between Guatemala and Mauritania?
1,200 hectares per year, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Mauritania?
5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Guatemala and Mauritania rank globally for annual afforestation?
Guatemala ranks 16th and Mauritania ranks 18th of 106 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual afforestation
Unit
hectares per year
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
106 places, 530 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.