Mauritania vs Niger: Forest area
Mauritania
1.02 million hectares
in 2025
Niger
1.06 million hectares
in 2025
Mauritania rank
128th
Niger rank
125th
Forest area over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 1.06 million hectares against 1.02 million hectares in Mauritania, a difference of 35,970 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 128th and Niger ranks 125th of 235 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 938,976 hectares | 1.67 million hectares | 728,419 hectares | Niger |
| 2000s | 965,252 hectares | 1.27 million hectares | 306,958 hectares | Niger |
| 2010s | 991,525 hectares | 1.15 million hectares | 156,485 hectares | Niger |
| 2020s | 1.01 million hectares | 1.07 million hectares | 54,845 hectares | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Mauritania or Niger?
- Niger, at 1.06 million hectares against 1.02 million hectares in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Mauritania and Niger?
- 35,970 hectares, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for forest area?
- Mauritania ranks 128th and Niger ranks 125th 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.