Mauritius vs Somalia: Drivers of deforestation
Mauritius
84.23 hectares
in 2014
Somalia
100.38 hectares
in 2023
Mauritius rank
86th
Somalia rank
83rd
Drivers of deforestation over time
- Mauritius
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 100.38 hectares against 84.23 hectares in Mauritius, a difference of 16.15 hectares.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Somalia ahead.
Mauritius ranks 86th and Somalia ranks 83rd of 166 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.91 hectares | 117.31 hectares | 83.4 hectares | Somalia |
| 2010s | 49.23 hectares | 54.19 hectares | 4.96 hectares | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drivers of deforestation, Mauritius or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 100.38 hectares against 84.23 hectares in Mauritius as of 2023.
- What is the difference in drivers of deforestation between Mauritius and Somalia?
- 16.15 hectares, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Somalia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2014.
- How do Mauritius and Somalia rank globally for drivers of deforestation?
- Mauritius ranks 86th and Somalia ranks 83rd of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Drivers of deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimates of commodity-driven deforestation, measured in hectares per year. This includes deforestation caused by the production of agricultural products and forestry, which account for approximately 90% of the world's deforestation.