Hungary vs Mauritania: Annual afforestation
Hungary
8,460 hectares per year
in 2020
Mauritania
8,740 hectares per year
in 2020
Hungary rank
19th
Mauritania rank
18th
Annual afforestation over time
- Hungary
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 8,740 hectares per year against 8,460 hectares per year in Hungary, a difference of 280 hectares per year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.
Hungary ranks 19th and Mauritania ranks 18th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,810 hectares per year | 8,740 hectares per year | 1,930 hectares per year | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 10,020 hectares per year | 8,740 hectares per year | 1,280 hectares per year | Hungary |
| 2010s | 1,160 hectares per year | 8,740 hectares per year | 7,580 hectares per year | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 8,460 hectares per year | 8,740 hectares per year | 280 hectares per year | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Hungary or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 8,740 hectares per year against 8,460 hectares per year in Hungary as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Hungary and Mauritania?
- 280 hectares per year, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Mauritania?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Hungary and Mauritania rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Hungary ranks 19th 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.