Laos vs Mauritania: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted
Laos
377,620 hectares
in 2025
Mauritania
403,660 hectares
in 2025
Laos rank
63rd
Mauritania rank
61st
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted over time
- Laos
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 403,660 hectares against 377,620 hectares in Laos, a difference of 26,040 hectares.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 63rd and Mauritania ranks 61st of 185 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,301 hectares | 136,958 hectares | 125,657 hectares | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 59,348 hectares | 224,394 hectares | 165,045 hectares | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 150,170 hectares | 311,828 hectares | 161,658 hectares | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 309,270 hectares | 381,790 hectares | 72,520 hectares | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted, Laos or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 403,660 hectares against 377,620 hectares in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted between Laos and Mauritania?
- 26,040 hectares, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Mauritania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Mauritania rank globally for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Laos ranks 63rd and Mauritania ranks 61st of 185 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.