Australia and New Zealand vs Mauritius: Forest land — Share in Land area

Australia and New Zealand
18.08 %
in 2024
Mauritius
19.15 %
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
139th
Mauritius rank
135th

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Mauritius
05101520199020072024

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 19.15 % against 18.08 % in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 1.07 %.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Australia and New Zealand's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 139th and Mauritius ranks 135th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Mauritius Difference Ahead
1990s 18.05 % 20.42 % 2.37 % Mauritius
2000s 17.87 % 19.86 % 2 % Mauritius
2010s 17.88 % 19.14 % 1.26 % Mauritius
2020s 18.04 % 19.15 % 1.11 % Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Australia and New Zealand or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 19.15 % against 18.08 % in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Australia and New Zealand and Mauritius?
1.07 %, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Mauritius?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Mauritius rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 139th and Mauritius ranks 135th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in 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 — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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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.