Mauritania vs Northern Mariana Islands: Share of forest area within protected areas
Mauritania
0.3%
in 2025
Northern Mariana Islands
0.1%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
187th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
189th
Share of forest area within protected areas over time
- Mauritania
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.3% against 0.1% in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.6 times Northern Mariana Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
Mauritania ranks 187th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 189th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Northern Mariana Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of forest area within protected areas, Mauritania or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Mauritania, at 0.3% against 0.1% in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of forest area within protected areas between Mauritania and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 0.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Mauritania ranks 187th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 189th 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 (%).