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