Algeria vs Mauritania: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Algeria
0.7%
in 2025
Mauritania
1.0%
in 2025
Algeria rank
235th
Mauritania rank
232nd
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Algeria
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.0% against 0.7% in Algeria, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.4 times Algeria's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 235th and Mauritania ranks 232nd of 253 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Algeria or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 1.0% against 0.7% in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Algeria and Mauritania?
- 0.3%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Mauritania?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Mauritania rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Algeria ranks 235th and Mauritania ranks 232nd of 253 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.