Mauritania vs East Timor: Forest area
Mauritania
1.02 million hectares
in 2025
East Timor
1.05 million hectares
in 2025
Mauritania rank
128th
East Timor rank
126th
Forest area over time
- Mauritania
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 1.05 million hectares against 1.02 million hectares in Mauritania, a difference of 35,200 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 128th and East Timor ranks 126th of 235 countries.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 938,976 hectares | 1.09 million hectares | 155,294 hectares | East Timor |
| 2000s | 965,252 hectares | 1.08 million hectares | 115,018 hectares | East Timor |
| 2010s | 991,525 hectares | 1.07 million hectares | 74,745 hectares | East Timor |
| 2020s | 1.01 million hectares | 1.06 million hectares | 43,895 hectares | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Mauritania or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 1.05 million hectares against 1.02 million hectares in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Mauritania and East Timor?
- 35,200 hectares, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and East Timor?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and East Timor rank globally for forest area?
- Mauritania ranks 128th and East Timor ranks 126th 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.