Forest land — Share in Land area in Mayotte

Mayotte: Forest land — Share in Land area was 26.3 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
26.3 %
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
128th
of 231 countries
All-time high
51.47 %
in 1990
All-time low
26.3 %
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in Mayotte, 1990–2024

02040601990200720241990: 51.5 %1991: 50.3 %1992: 49.1 %1993: 47.9 %1994: 46.7 %1995: 45.5 %1996: 44.3 %1997: 43.1 %1998: 41.9 %1999: 40.7 %2000: 39.5 %2001: 38.4 %2002: 37.2 %2003: 36 %2004: 34.9 %2005: 33.7 %2006: 32.5 %2007: 31.4 %2008: 30.2 %2009: 29 %2010: 28.4 %2011: 28.2 %2012: 28 %2013: 27.8 %2014: 27.6 %2015: 27.4 %2016: 27.3 %2017: 27.1 %2018: 27 %2019: 26.8 %2020: 26.7 %2021: 26.6 %2022: 26.5 %2023: 26.4 %2024: 26.3 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Mayotte recorded 26.3 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Mayotte peaked at 51.47 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.3 %, in 2024.

That places Mayotte 128th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 46.11 % 40.74 % 51.47 % 10
2000s 34.28 % 29.01 % 39.55 % 10
2010s 27.58 % 26.83 % 28.42 % 10
2020s 26.49 % 26.3 % 26.68 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — share in land area in Mayotte?
Forest land — share in land area in Mayotte was 26.3 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Mayotte?
The highest recorded value was 51.47 % in 1990.
What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Mayotte?
The lowest recorded value was 26.3 % in 2024.
How does Mayotte rank for forest land — share in land area?
Mayotte ranks 128th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Mayotte?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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, published as part of Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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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.