Mauritania vs Niger: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Mauritania
1.0%
in 2025
Niger
0.8%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
199th
Niger rank
200th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.0% against 0.8% in Niger, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Niger ahead.
Mauritania ranks 199th and Niger ranks 200th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 1.5% | 0.6% | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.1% | 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, Mauritania or Niger?
- Mauritania, at 1.0% against 0.8% in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Mauritania and Niger?
- 0.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Mauritania ranks 199th and Niger ranks 200th of 219 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.