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
-2.0k02.0k4.0k199120082025

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

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.