Mauritania vs Palau: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area

Mauritania
0.3%
in 2025
Palau
0.2%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
40th
Palau rank
42nd

Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time

  • Mauritania
  • Palau
00.10.20.30.4199120082025

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Palau, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Palau's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Palau ahead.

Mauritania ranks 40th and Palau ranks 42nd of 228 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Palau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Palau Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% Palau
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Mauritania
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Mauritania
2020s 0.3% 0.2% 0.0% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Mauritania or Palau?
Mauritania, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Palau as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Mauritania and Palau?
0.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Palau?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and Palau rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
Mauritania ranks 40th and Palau ranks 42nd of 228 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 as a share of 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 as a share of forest area
Unit
%
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
228 places, 7,980 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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