Mauritania vs New Caledonia: Forest land — Area

Mauritania
1,019 1000 ha
in 2025
New Caledonia
892.61 1000 ha
in 2025
Mauritania rank
132nd
New Caledonia rank
135th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Mauritania
  • New Caledonia
02505007501.0k199020072025

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 1,019 1000 ha against 892.61 1000 ha in New Caledonia, a difference of 126.39 1000 ha.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 132nd and New Caledonia ranks 135th of 231 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1990s 938.98 1000 ha 834.15 1000 ha 104.82 1000 ha Mauritania
2000s 965.25 1000 ha 838.38 1000 ha 126.88 1000 ha Mauritania
2010s 991.53 1000 ha 876.53 1000 ha 114.99 1000 ha Mauritania
2020s 1,013 1000 ha 892.61 1000 ha 119.94 1000 ha Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Mauritania or New Caledonia?
Mauritania, at 1,019 1000 ha against 892.61 1000 ha in New Caledonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Mauritania and New Caledonia?
126.39 1000 ha, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and New Caledonia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and New Caledonia rank globally for forest land — area?
Mauritania ranks 132nd and New Caledonia ranks 135th 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.