Mauritania vs North Macedonia: Forest area
Mauritania
1.02 million hectares
in 2025
North Macedonia
1.03 million hectares
in 2025
Mauritania rank
128th
North Macedonia rank
127th
Forest area over time
- Mauritania
- North Macedonia
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 1.03 million hectares against 1.02 million hectares in Mauritania, a difference of 6,970 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 128th and North Macedonia ranks 127th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and North Macedonia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 938,976 hectares | 932,498 hectares | 6,478 hectares | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 965,252 hectares | 958,846 hectares | 6,406 hectares | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 991,525 hectares | 993,793 hectares | 2,268 hectares | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 1.01 million hectares | 1.03 million hectares | 21,655 hectares | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Mauritania or North Macedonia?
- North Macedonia, at 1.03 million hectares against 1.02 million hectares in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Mauritania and North Macedonia?
- 6,970 hectares, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and North Macedonia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and North Macedonia rank globally for forest area?
- Mauritania ranks 128th and North Macedonia ranks 127th 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.