Mauritius vs Mayotte: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Mauritius

460.26 hectares

in 2014

Mayotte

511.4 hectares

in 2024

Mauritius rank

87th

Mayotte rank

84th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Mayotte currently reports 511.4 hectares against 460.26 hectares in Mauritius, a difference of 51.14 hectares.

That makes Mayotte's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 87th and Mayotte ranks 84th of 187 countries.

Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.