Mauritius vs Palau: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Mauritius
20.3 1000 ha
in 2025
Palau
20.94 1000 ha
in 2025
Mauritius rank
184th
Palau rank
182nd

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Mauritius
  • Palau
0510152025199020072025

How they compare

Palau currently reports 20.94 1000 ha against 20.3 1000 ha in Mauritius, a difference of 0.64 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 184th and Palau ranks 182nd of 222 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Palau Difference Ahead
1990s 23.82 1000 ha 19.44 1000 ha 4.38 1000 ha Mauritius
2000s 22.24 1000 ha 20.01 1000 ha 2.23 1000 ha Mauritius
2010s 20.3 1000 ha 20.47 1000 ha 0.168 1000 ha Palau
2020s 20.3 1000 ha 20.82 1000 ha 0.525 1000 ha Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Mauritius or Palau?
Palau, at 20.94 1000 ha against 20.3 1000 ha in Mauritius as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Mauritius and Palau?
0.64 1000 ha, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Palau?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Mauritius and Palau rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Mauritius ranks 184th and Palau ranks 182nd of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 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.