Mauritania vs New Caledonia: Forest area
Mauritania
1.02 million hectares
in 2025
New Caledonia
892,610 hectares
in 2025
Mauritania rank
128th
New Caledonia rank
131st
Forest area over time
- Mauritania
- New Caledonia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.02 million hectares against 892,610 hectares in New Caledonia, a difference of 126,520 hectares.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 128th and New Caledonia ranks 131st of 235 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 938,976 hectares | 834,154 hectares | 104,822 hectares | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 965,252 hectares | 838,376 hectares | 126,875 hectares | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 991,525 hectares | 876,533 hectares | 114,992 hectares | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 1.01 million hectares | 892,610 hectares | 119,945 hectares | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Mauritania or New Caledonia?
- Mauritania, at 1.02 million hectares against 892,610 hectares in New Caledonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Mauritania and New Caledonia?
- 126,520 hectares, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and New Caledonia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and New Caledonia rank globally for forest area?
- Mauritania ranks 128th and New Caledonia ranks 131st 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.