Forest area in Mayotte
Mayotte: Forest area was 9,600 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Mayotte, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Mayotte is 9,600 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Mayotte peaked at 19,250 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9,600 hectares, in 2025.
Mayotte ranks 196th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area in Mayotte, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19,250 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 18,804 hectares | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 18,358 hectares | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 17,912 hectares | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 17,466 hectares | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 17,020 hectares | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 16,574 hectares | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 16,128 hectares | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 15,682 hectares | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 15,236 hectares | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 14,790 hectares | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 14,352 hectares | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 13,914 hectares | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 13,476 hectares | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 13,038 hectares | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 12,600 hectares | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 12,162 hectares | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 11,724 hectares | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 11,286 hectares | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 10,848 hectares | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 10,410 hectares | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 10,338 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 10,266 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 10,194 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 10,122 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 10,050 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 9,994 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 9,938 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 9,882 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 9,826 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 9,770 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 9,736 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 9,702 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 9,668 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 9,634 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 9,600 hectares | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,243 hectares | 15,236 hectares | 19,250 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,819 hectares | 10,848 hectares | 14,790 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,102 hectares | 9,826 hectares | 10,410 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,685 hectares | 9,600 hectares | 9,770 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mayotte
- 193 Turks and Caicos Islands 10,520 hectares compare
- 194 British Virgin Islands 9,970 hectares compare
- 195 Marshall Islands 9,710 hectares compare
- 197 Tonga 8,730 hectares compare
- 198 Antigua and Barbuda 7,790 hectares compare
- 199 Barbados 6,300 hectares compare
- 199 Kuwait 6,300 hectares compare
More environment data for Mayotte
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.332 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.06 ha/cap (2024)
- Land area — Area 36.63 1000 ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 0.05 1000 USD (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 0.06 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 0.012 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 78.47 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Mayotte?
- Forest area in Mayotte was 9,600 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Mayotte?
- The highest recorded value was 19,250 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Mayotte?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,600 hectares in 2025.
- How does Mayotte rank for forest area?
- Mayotte ranks 196th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Mayotte?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mayotte data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.