Mauritius vs Saint Lucia: Forest area
Mauritius
38,290 hectares
in 2025
Saint Lucia
32,840 hectares
in 2025
Mauritius rank
174th
Saint Lucia rank
177th
Forest area over time
- Mauritius
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 38,290 hectares against 32,840 hectares in Saint Lucia, a difference of 5,450 hectares.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.2 times Saint Lucia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.
Mauritius ranks 174th and Saint Lucia ranks 177th of 235 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41,457 hectares | 27,960 hectares | 13,497 hectares | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 40,324 hectares | 29,960 hectares | 10,364 hectares | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 38,316 hectares | 31,866 hectares | 6,450 hectares | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 38,290 hectares | 32,715 hectares | 5,575 hectares | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Mauritius or Saint Lucia?
- Mauritius, at 38,290 hectares against 32,840 hectares in Saint Lucia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Mauritius and Saint Lucia?
- 5,450 hectares, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Saint Lucia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and Saint Lucia rank globally for forest area?
- Mauritius ranks 174th and Saint Lucia ranks 177th 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.