Comoros vs Mauritius: Forest area
Comoros
33,370 hectares
in 2025
Mauritius
38,290 hectares
in 2025
Comoros rank
176th
Mauritius rank
174th
Forest area over time
- Comoros
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 38,290 hectares against 33,370 hectares in Comoros, a difference of 4,920 hectares.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Comoros's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 176th and Mauritius ranks 174th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,189 hectares | 41,457 hectares | 3,732 hectares | Comoros |
| 2000s | 40,314 hectares | 40,324 hectares | 9.5 hectares | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 35,044 hectares | 38,316 hectares | 3,272 hectares | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 33,120 hectares | 38,290 hectares | 5,170 hectares | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Comoros or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 38,290 hectares against 33,370 hectares in Comoros as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Comoros and Mauritius?
- 4,920 hectares, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Mauritius?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Comoros and Mauritius rank globally for forest area?
- Comoros ranks 176th and Mauritius ranks 174th 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.