Israel vs Mauritania: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Israel
2,000 hectares
in 2025
Mauritania
2,630 hectares
in 2025
Israel rank
47th
Mauritania rank
45th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Israel
- Mauritania
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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Israel or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 2,630 hectares against 2,000 hectares in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. 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.