Mauritania vs Yemen: Share of land covered by forest
Mauritania
1.0%
in 2025
Yemen
1.0%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
200th
Yemen rank
199th
Share of land covered by forest over time
- Mauritania
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 200th and Yemen ranks 199th of 216 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land covered by forest, Mauritania or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of land covered by forest between Mauritania and Yemen?
- 0.0%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Yemen?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Yemen rank globally for share of land covered by forest?
- Mauritania ranks 200th and Yemen ranks 199th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of land area covered by forest, including both natural forests and forest plantations.