Denmark vs Mauritania: Annual change in forest area
Denmark
1,970 hectares
in 2025
Mauritania
2,630 hectares
in 2025
Denmark rank
48th
Mauritania rank
45th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Denmark
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2,630 hectares against 1,970 hectares in Denmark, a difference of 660 hectares.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 48th and Mauritania ranks 45th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,016 hectares | 2,628 hectares | 1,388 hectares | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1,728 hectares | 2,627 hectares | 898.89 hectares | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 4,615 hectares | 2,628 hectares | 1,988 hectares | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1,923 hectares | 2,630 hectares | 706.33 hectares | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Denmark or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 2,630 hectares against 1,970 hectares in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Denmark and Mauritania?
- 660 hectares, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Mauritania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Mauritania rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Denmark ranks 48th and Mauritania ranks 45th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.