Madagascar vs Mauritius: Forest area
Madagascar
21.3%
in 2023
Mauritius
19.5%
in 2023
Madagascar rank
131st
Mauritius rank
133rd
Forest area over time
- Madagascar
- Mauritius
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 21.3% against 19.5% in Mauritius, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 131st and Mauritius ranks 133rd of 214 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.0% | 20.4% | 2.6% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 19.9% | 2.2% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 19.2% | 2.3% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 19.4% | 1.9% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Madagascar or Mauritius?
- Madagascar, at 21.3% against 19.5% in Mauritius as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between Madagascar and Mauritius?
- 1.8%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mauritius?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Mauritius rank globally for forest area?
- Madagascar ranks 131st and Mauritius ranks 133rd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is 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.