Which has higher forest area, Cape Verde or Mauritius?

Cape Verde, at 510.6 sq. km against 382.9 sq. km in Mauritius as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Cape Verde and Mauritius?

127.7 sq. km, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Mauritius?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

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.

Cape Verde vs Mauritius: Forest area (sq. km)

Cape Verde

510.6 sq. km

in 2025

Mauritius

382.9 sq. km

in 2025

Cape Verde rank

167th

Mauritius rank

169th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Cape Verde
Mauritius

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 510.6 sq. km against 382.9 sq. km in Mauritius, a difference of 127.7 sq. km.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.3 times Mauritius's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritius ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 167th and Mauritius ranks 169th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Mauritius in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Mauritius	Difference	Ahead
1990s	354.8 sq. km	414.57 sq. km	59.77 sq. km	Mauritius
2000s	398.8 sq. km	403.24 sq. km	4.44 sq. km	Mauritius
2010s	447.12 sq. km	383.16 sq. km	63.96 sq. km	Cape Verde
2020s	495.1 sq. km	382.9 sq. km	112.2 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 510.6 sq. km against 382.9 sq. km in Mauritius as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Cape Verde and Mauritius?: 127.7 sq. km, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Mauritius?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Mauritius rank globally for forest area?: Cape Verde ranks 167th and Mauritius ranks 169th of 214 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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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: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 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.