Mauritius vs United Kingdom: Drivers of deforestation

Mauritius

84.23 hectares

in 2014

United Kingdom

70.99 hectares

in 2016

Mauritius rank

86th

United Kingdom rank

89th

Drivers of deforestation over time

Mauritius
United Kingdom

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 84.23 hectares against 70.99 hectares in United Kingdom, a difference of 13.24 hectares.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Mauritius ranks 86th and United Kingdom ranks 89th of 166 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Drivers of deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 166 places, 2,829 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.