Comoros vs Mauritius: Forest land — Area

Comoros
33.37 1000 ha
in 2025
Mauritius
38.29 1000 ha
in 2025
Comoros rank
182nd
Mauritius rank
180th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Comoros
  • Mauritius
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 38.29 1000 ha against 33.37 1000 ha in Comoros, a difference of 4.92 1000 ha.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Comoros's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Comoros ahead.

Comoros ranks 182nd and Mauritius ranks 180th of 231 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Mauritius Difference Ahead
1990s 45.19 1000 ha 41.46 1000 ha 3.73 1000 ha Comoros
2000s 40.31 1000 ha 40.32 1000 ha 0.01 1000 ha Mauritius
2010s 35.04 1000 ha 38.32 1000 ha 3.27 1000 ha Mauritius
2020s 33.12 1000 ha 38.29 1000 ha 5.17 1000 ha Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Comoros or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 38.29 1000 ha against 33.37 1000 ha in Comoros as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Comoros and Mauritius?
4.92 1000 ha, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Mauritius?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Comoros and Mauritius rank globally for forest land — area?
Comoros ranks 182nd and Mauritius ranks 180th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.