Primary Forest — Area in Mayotte
Mayotte: Primary Forest — Area was 0.74 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary Forest — Area in Mayotte, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Mayotte recorded 0.74 1000 ha for primary forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Mayotte peaked at 1.67 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.74 1000 ha, in 2010.
Mayotte ranks 121st of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Primary Forest — Area in Mayotte, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.67 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.62 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 1.57 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 1.51 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 1.46 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 1.41 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 1.36 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.31 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 1.25 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 1.2 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 1.15 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 1.11 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.07 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.03 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.99 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.95 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.86 1000 ha | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.82 1000 ha | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.78 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.74 1000 ha | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.74 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.74 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.74 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.74 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.74 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.74 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.74 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.74 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.74 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.74 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.74 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.74 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.74 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.74 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.74 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.44 1000 ha | 1.2 1000 ha | 1.67 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.966 1000 ha | 0.78 1000 ha | 1.15 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.74 1000 ha | 0.74 1000 ha | 0.74 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.74 1000 ha | 0.74 1000 ha | 0.74 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mayotte
- 118 Liechtenstein 1.5 1000 ha compare
- 119 Serbia 1 1000 ha compare
- 120 Djibouti 0.9 1000 ha compare
- 122 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.36 1000 ha compare
- 123 Singapore 0.21 1000 ha compare
- 124 American Samoa 0.09 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)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.332 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 19.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 15.22 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.06 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 52.94 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 99.94 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 19.39 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Mayotte?
- Primary forest — area in Mayotte was 0.74 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Mayotte?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Mayotte?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.74 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does Mayotte rank for primary forest — area?
- Mayotte ranks 121st out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Mayotte?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Primary 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.