Albania vs Mauritania: Forest area
Albania
941,000 hectares
in 2025
Mauritania
1.02 million hectares
in 2025
Albania rank
129th
Mauritania rank
128th
Forest area over time
- Albania
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.02 million hectares against 941,000 hectares in Albania, a difference of 78,130 hectares.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Albania ranks 129th and Mauritania ranks 128th of 235 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 780,025 hectares | 938,976 hectares | 158,951 hectares | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 775,046 hectares | 965,252 hectares | 190,205 hectares | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 821,411 hectares | 991,525 hectares | 170,114 hectares | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 941,000 hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 71,555 hectares | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Albania or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 1.02 million hectares against 941,000 hectares in Albania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Albania and Mauritania?
- 78,130 hectares, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Mauritania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Albania and Mauritania rank globally for forest area?
- Albania ranks 129th and Mauritania ranks 128th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.