Mauritania vs Togo: Forest area
Mauritania
237,000 hectares
in 2011
Togo
267,200 hectares
in 2011
Mauritania rank
43rd
Togo rank
42nd
Forest area over time
- Mauritania
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 267,200 hectares against 237,000 hectares in Mauritania, a difference of 30,200 hectares.
That makes Togo's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Togo has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 43rd and Togo ranks 42nd of 53 countries.
Togo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 370,900 hectares | 595,450 hectares | 224,550 hectares | Togo |
| 2000s | 277,000 hectares | 396,200 hectares | 119,200 hectares | Togo |
| 2010s | 239,500 hectares | 277,100 hectares | 37,600 hectares | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Mauritania or Togo?
- Togo, at 267,200 hectares against 237,000 hectares in Mauritania as of 2011.
- What is the difference in forest area between Mauritania and Togo?
- 30,200 hectares, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Togo?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
- How do Mauritania and Togo rank globally for forest area?
- Mauritania ranks 43rd and Togo ranks 42nd 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
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.