Share of annual global forest expansion in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of annual global forest expansion was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
0.0%
World rank
73rd
of 110 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2015
All-time low
0.0%
in 2020
Years of data
5
1990–2020
Share of annual global forest expansion in Mauritius, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of annual global forest expansion in Mauritius stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of annual global forest expansion in Mauritius peaked at 0.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
That places Mauritius 73rd out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of annual global forest expansion in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -93.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +1001.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +148.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%. (23 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 70 Egypt 0.0% compare
- 71 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0% compare
- 71 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% compare
- 73 Bahrain 0.0%
- 73 Bhutan 0.0% compare
- 73 Brazil 0.0% compare
- 73 Cayman Islands 0.0%
- 73 Equatorial Guinea 0.0%
- 73 Falkland Islands 0.0%
- 73 Faroe Islands 0.0%
- 73 Finland 0.0% compare
- 73 Gambia 0.0%
- 73 Georgia 0.0% compare
- 73 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 73 Greenland 0.0%
- 73 Guyana 0.0%
- 73 Iran 0.0%
- 73 Iraq 0.0% compare
- 73 Isle of Man 0.0%
- 73 Jersey 0.0%
- 73 Jordan 0.0%
- 73 Kuwait 0.0% compare
- 73 Lebanon 0.0%
- 73 Libya 0.0%
- 73 Malawi 0.0%
- 73 Monaco 0.0%
- 73 Namibia 0.0%
- 73 Nauru 0.0%
- 73 Oman 0.0%
- 73 Qatar 0.0%
- 73 San Marino 0.0%
- 73 Singapore 0.0% compare
- 73 Somalia 0.0%
- 73 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0.0%
- 73 Sweden 0.0% compare
- 73 Tanzania 0.0%
- 73 Tokelau 0.0%
- 73 Vatican 0.0%
- 73 Yemen 0.0%
- 73 Zimbabwe 0.0%
More environment data for Mauritius
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 9.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of annual global forest expansion in Mauritius?
- Share of annual global forest expansion in Mauritius was 0.0% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Mauritius ranks 73rd out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of annual global forest expansion rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius 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 Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.