What is the difference in forest area between Mauritania and Rwanda?

208,000 hectares, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Rwanda?

22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Forest area (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritania vs Rwanda: Forest area

Mauritania

237,000 hectares

in 2011

Rwanda

445,000 hectares

in 2011

Mauritania rank

43rd

Rwanda rank

41st

Forest area over time

Mauritania
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 445,000 hectares against 237,000 hectares in Mauritania, a difference of 208,000 hectares.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.9 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 41st of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	370,900 hectares	329,700 hectares	41,200 hectares	Mauritania
2000s	277,000 hectares	382,700 hectares	105,700 hectares	Rwanda
2010s	239,500 hectares	440,000 hectares	200,500 hectares	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Mauritania or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 445,000 hectares against 237,000 hectares in Mauritania as of 2011.
What is the difference in forest area between Mauritania and Rwanda?: 208,000 hectares, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Rwanda?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Mauritania and Rwanda rank globally for forest area?: Mauritania ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 41st of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Forest area (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Forest area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 1,295 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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 (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.