Mayotte vs Tonga: Forest area
Mayotte
9,600 hectares
in 2025
Tonga
8,730 hectares
in 2025
Mayotte rank
196th
Tonga rank
197th
Forest area over time
- Mayotte
- Tonga
How they compare
Mayotte currently reports 9,600 hectares against 8,730 hectares in Tonga, a difference of 870 hectares.
That makes Mayotte's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Mayotte has been ahead every year.
Mayotte ranks 196th and Tonga ranks 197th of 235 countries.
Mayotte has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mayotte | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,243 hectares | 8,730 hectares | 8,513 hectares | Mayotte |
| 2000s | 12,819 hectares | 8,730 hectares | 4,089 hectares | Mayotte |
| 2010s | 10,102 hectares | 8,730 hectares | 1,372 hectares | Mayotte |
| 2020s | 9,685 hectares | 8,730 hectares | 955 hectares | Mayotte |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Mayotte or Tonga?
- Mayotte, at 9,600 hectares against 8,730 hectares in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Mayotte and Tonga?
- 870 hectares, with Mayotte ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mayotte and Tonga?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mayotte and Tonga rank globally for forest area?
- Mayotte ranks 196th and Tonga ranks 197th 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.