Mauritania vs Vanuatu: Forest area
Mauritania
1.02 million hectares
in 2025
Vanuatu
907,440 hectares
in 2025
Mauritania rank
128th
Vanuatu rank
130th
Forest area over time
- Mauritania
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.02 million hectares against 907,440 hectares in Vanuatu, a difference of 111,690 hectares.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Mauritania ranks 128th and Vanuatu ranks 130th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 938,976 hectares | 980,162 hectares | 41,186 hectares | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 965,252 hectares | 956,318 hectares | 8,934 hectares | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 991,525 hectares | 932,472 hectares | 59,053 hectares | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 1.01 million hectares | 913,400 hectares | 99,155 hectares | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Mauritania or Vanuatu?
- Mauritania, at 1.02 million hectares against 907,440 hectares in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Mauritania and Vanuatu?
- 111,690 hectares, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Vanuatu?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Vanuatu rank globally for forest area?
- Mauritania ranks 128th and Vanuatu ranks 130th 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.