Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Mayotte
Mayotte: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 8.86 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Mayotte, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Mayotte recorded 8.86 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Mayotte peaked at 19.07 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.86 1000 ha, in 2025.
Mayotte ranks 215th of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Mayotte, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.07 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 18.61 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 18.15 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 17.7 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 17.24 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 16.78 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 16.32 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 15.86 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 15.41 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 14.95 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 14.49 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 14.04 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 13.58 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 13.13 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 12.67 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 12.22 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 11.77 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 11.31 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 10.86 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 10.4 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 9.95 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 9.87 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 9.79 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 9.71 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 9.63 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 9.55 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 9.47 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 9.4 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 9.32 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 9.25 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 9.17 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 9.11 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 9.05 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 8.98 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 8.92 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 8.86 1000 ha | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.01 1000 ha | 14.95 1000 ha | 19.07 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.45 1000 ha | 10.4 1000 ha | 14.49 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.59 1000 ha | 9.25 1000 ha | 9.95 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.02 1000 ha | 8.86 1000 ha | 9.17 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mayotte
- 212 British Virgin Islands 9.96 1000 ha compare
- 213 Palestine 9.76 1000 ha compare
- 213 Palestine 9.76 1000 ha compare
- 216 Tonga 8.23 1000 ha compare
- 217 Antigua and Barbuda 7.79 1000 ha compare
- 218 Marshall Islands 6.63 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Mayotte
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.332 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.06 ha/cap (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.67 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 52.94 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 99.94 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 19.39 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 52.97 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Mayotte?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Mayotte was 8.86 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Mayotte?
- The highest recorded value was 19.07 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Mayotte?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.86 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Mayotte rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Mayotte ranks 215th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Mayotte?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.