Egypt vs Mauritania: Share of forest area within protected areas
Egypt
0.7%
in 2025
Mauritania
0.3%
in 2025
Egypt rank
184th
Mauritania rank
187th
Share of forest area within protected areas over time
- Egypt
- Mauritania
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.7% against 0.3% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 2.4 times Mauritania's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 184th and Mauritania ranks 187th of 197 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of forest area within protected areas, Egypt or Mauritania?
- Egypt, at 0.7% against 0.3% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of forest area within protected areas between Egypt and Mauritania?
- 0.4%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mauritania?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Mauritania rank globally for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Egypt ranks 184th and Mauritania ranks 187th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).