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
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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

Indicator
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
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.