Israel vs Mauritania: Annual change in forest area

Israel
2,000 hectares
in 2025
Mauritania
2,630 hectares
in 2025
Israel rank
47th
Mauritania rank
45th

Annual change in forest area over time

  • Israel
  • Mauritania
-6.0k-4.0k-2.0k02.0k199120082025

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 2,630 hectares against 2,000 hectares in Israel, a difference of 630 hectares.

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

Across all 35 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 47th and Mauritania ranks 45th of 235 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s 2,100 hectares 2,628 hectares 528 hectares Mauritania
2000s 300 hectares 2,627 hectares 2,327 hectares Mauritania
2010s -890 hectares 2,628 hectares 3,518 hectares Mauritania
2020s 833.33 hectares 2,630 hectares 1,796 hectares Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in forest area, Israel or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 2,630 hectares against 2,000 hectares in Israel as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Israel and Mauritania?
630 hectares, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Mauritania?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Israel and Mauritania rank globally for annual change in forest area?
Israel ranks 47th and Mauritania ranks 45th of 235 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 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

Indicator
Annual change in forest area
Unit
hectares
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
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.