Laos vs Mauritania: Planted Forest — Area

Laos
377.62 1000 ha
in 2025
Mauritania
403.66 1000 ha
in 2025
Laos rank
74th
Mauritania rank
72nd

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Laos
  • Mauritania
0100200300400199020072025

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 403.66 1000 ha against 377.62 1000 ha in Laos, a difference of 26.04 1000 ha.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

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

Laos ranks 74th and Mauritania ranks 72nd of 207 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s 11.3 1000 ha 136.96 1000 ha 125.66 1000 ha Mauritania
2000s 59.35 1000 ha 224.39 1000 ha 165.05 1000 ha Mauritania
2010s 150.17 1000 ha 311.83 1000 ha 161.66 1000 ha Mauritania
2020s 309.27 1000 ha 381.79 1000 ha 72.52 1000 ha Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Laos or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 403.66 1000 ha against 377.62 1000 ha in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Laos and Mauritania?
26.04 1000 ha, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Mauritania?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Laos and Mauritania rank globally for planted forest — area?
Laos ranks 74th and Mauritania ranks 72nd of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted 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
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 8,260 data points, 1990–2025
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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.