Which has higher forest area, Mauritania or New Caledonia?

Mauritania, at 10,191 sq. km against 8,926 sq. km in New Caledonia as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Mauritania and New Caledonia?

1,265 sq. km, with Mauritania ahead.

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

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.

Mauritania vs New Caledonia: Forest area (sq. km)

Mauritania

10,191 sq. km

in 2025

New Caledonia

8,926 sq. km

in 2025

Mauritania rank

127th

New Caledonia rank

130th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Mauritania
New Caledonia

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 10,191 sq. km against 8,926 sq. km in New Caledonia, a difference of 1,265 sq. km.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 127th and New Caledonia ranks 130th of 214 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9,390 sq. km	8,342 sq. km	1,048 sq. km	Mauritania
2000s	9,653 sq. km	8,384 sq. km	1,269 sq. km	Mauritania
2010s	9,915 sq. km	8,765 sq. km	1,150 sq. km	Mauritania
2020s	10,126 sq. km	8,926 sq. km	1,199 sq. km	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Mauritania or New Caledonia?: Mauritania, at 10,191 sq. km against 8,926 sq. km in New Caledonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Mauritania and New Caledonia?: 1,265 sq. km, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and New Caledonia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and New Caledonia rank globally for forest area?: Mauritania ranks 127th and New Caledonia ranks 130th 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.