Cape Verde vs Mauritius: Forest area

Cape Verde
466.2 sq. km
in 2023
Mauritius
388.9 sq. km
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
167th
Mauritius rank
170th

Forest area over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Mauritius
200300400500199020062023

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 466.2 sq. km against 388.9 sq. km in Mauritius, a difference of 77.3 sq. km.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.2 times Mauritius's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritius ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 167th and Mauritius ranks 170th of 213 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Mauritius in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Mauritius Difference Ahead
1990s 263.33 sq. km 414.57 sq. km 151.24 sq. km Mauritius
2000s 410.7 sq. km 403.37 sq. km 7.33 sq. km Cape Verde
2010s 440.7 sq. km 384.43 sq. km 56.27 sq. km Cape Verde
2020s 461.7 sq. km 388.3 sq. km 73.4 sq. km Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Cape Verde or Mauritius?
Cape Verde, at 466.2 sq. km against 388.9 sq. km in Mauritius as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Cape Verde and Mauritius?
77.3 sq. km, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Mauritius?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Mauritius rank globally for forest area?
Cape Verde ranks 167th and Mauritius ranks 170th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). 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 (sq. km)
Unit
sq. km
Source
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.