Mauritania vs Togo: Annual change in forest area
Mauritania
2,630 hectares
in 2025
Togo
3,040 hectares
in 2025
Mauritania rank
45th
Togo rank
42nd
Annual change in forest area over time
- Mauritania
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 3,040 hectares against 2,630 hectares in Mauritania, a difference of 410 hectares.
That makes Togo's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 45th and Togo ranks 42nd of 235 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,628 hectares | -2,960 hectares | 5,588 hectares | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 2,627 hectares | -2,959 hectares | 5,586 hectares | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 2,628 hectares | -2,961 hectares | 5,589 hectares | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 2,630 hectares | 2,040 hectares | 590.01 hectares | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Mauritania or Togo?
- Togo, at 3,040 hectares against 2,630 hectares in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Mauritania and Togo?
- 410 hectares, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Togo?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Togo rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Mauritania ranks 45th and Togo ranks 42nd 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
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.