Lithuania vs Mauritania: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Lithuania
2,830 hectares
in 2025
Mauritania
2,630 hectares
in 2025
Lithuania rank
43rd
Mauritania rank
45th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Lithuania
- Mauritania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 2,830 hectares against 2,630 hectares in Mauritania, a difference of 200 hectares.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.
Lithuania ranks 43rd and Mauritania ranks 45th of 235 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,500 hectares | 2,628 hectares | 4,872 hectares | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 14,250 hectares | 2,627 hectares | 11,623 hectares | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 4,415 hectares | 2,628 hectares | 1,787 hectares | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 2,865 hectares | 2,630 hectares | 235.03 hectares | Lithuania |
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, Lithuania or Mauritania?
- Lithuania, at 2,830 hectares against 2,630 hectares in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Lithuania and Mauritania?
- 200 hectares, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Mauritania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Lithuania and Mauritania rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Lithuania ranks 43rd 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.