Martinique vs Mauritius: Forest area
Martinique
52,670 hectares
in 2025
Mauritius
38,290 hectares
in 2025
Martinique rank
171st
Mauritius rank
174th
Forest area over time
- Martinique
- Mauritius
How they compare
Martinique currently reports 52,670 hectares against 38,290 hectares in Mauritius, a difference of 14,380 hectares.
That makes Martinique's figure about 1.4 times Mauritius's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Martinique has been ahead every year.
Martinique ranks 171st and Mauritius ranks 174th of 235 countries.
Martinique has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Martinique | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48,245 hectares | 41,457 hectares | 6,788 hectares | Martinique |
| 2000s | 49,438 hectares | 40,324 hectares | 9,114 hectares | Martinique |
| 2010s | 51,190 hectares | 38,316 hectares | 12,874 hectares | Martinique |
| 2020s | 52,480 hectares | 38,290 hectares | 14,190 hectares | Martinique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Martinique or Mauritius?
- Martinique, at 52,670 hectares against 38,290 hectares in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Martinique and Mauritius?
- 14,380 hectares, with Martinique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Martinique and Mauritius?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Martinique and Mauritius rank globally for forest area?
- Martinique ranks 171st 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.