Which has higher forest area, Mauritania or East Timor?

East Timor, at 10,543 sq. km against 10,191 sq. km in Mauritania as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Mauritania and East Timor?

352 sq. km, with East Timor ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and East Timor?

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 East Timor: Forest area (sq. km)

Mauritania

10,191 sq. km

in 2025

East Timor

10,543 sq. km

in 2025

Mauritania rank

127th

East Timor rank

125th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Mauritania
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 10,543 sq. km against 10,191 sq. km in Mauritania, a difference of 352 sq. km.

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

Mauritania ranks 127th and East Timor ranks 125th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9,390 sq. km	10,943 sq. km	1,553 sq. km	East Timor
2000s	9,653 sq. km	10,803 sq. km	1,150 sq. km	East Timor
2010s	9,915 sq. km	10,663 sq. km	747.44 sq. km	East Timor
2020s	10,126 sq. km	10,564 sq. km	438.95 sq. km	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Mauritania or East Timor?: East Timor, at 10,543 sq. km against 10,191 sq. km in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Mauritania and East Timor?: 352 sq. km, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and East Timor?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and East Timor rank globally for forest area?: Mauritania ranks 127th and East Timor ranks 125th 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.