Mauritania vs Niger: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 1,055 1000 ha against 1,019 1000 ha in Mauritania, a difference of 36 1000 ha.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 132nd and Niger ranks 129th of 231 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 938.98 1000 ha | 1,667 1000 ha | 728.42 1000 ha | Niger |
| 2000s | 965.25 1000 ha | 1,272 1000 ha | 306.96 1000 ha | Niger |
| 2010s | 991.53 1000 ha | 1,148 1000 ha | 156.48 1000 ha | Niger |
| 2020s | 1,013 1000 ha | 1,067 1000 ha | 54.84 1000 ha | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Mauritania or Niger?
- Niger, at 1,055 1000 ha against 1,019 1000 ha in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Mauritania and Niger?
- 36 1000 ha, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for forest land — area?
- Mauritania ranks 132nd and Niger ranks 129th 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
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.