Which has higher forest area, Mauritania or Vanuatu?

Mauritania, at 10,191 sq. km against 9,074 sq. km in Vanuatu as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Mauritania and Vanuatu?

1,117 sq. km, with Mauritania ahead.

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

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 Vanuatu: Forest area (sq. km)

Mauritania

10,191 sq. km

in 2025

Vanuatu

9,074 sq. km

in 2025

Mauritania rank

127th

Vanuatu rank

129th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Mauritania
Vanuatu

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 10,191 sq. km against 9,074 sq. km in Vanuatu, a difference of 1,117 sq. km.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

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

Mauritania ranks 127th and Vanuatu ranks 129th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9,390 sq. km	9,802 sq. km	411.86 sq. km	Vanuatu
2000s	9,653 sq. km	9,563 sq. km	89.32 sq. km	Mauritania
2010s	9,915 sq. km	9,325 sq. km	590.54 sq. km	Mauritania
2020s	10,126 sq. km	9,134 sq. km	991.55 sq. km	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Mauritania or Vanuatu?: Mauritania, at 10,191 sq. km against 9,074 sq. km in Vanuatu as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Mauritania and Vanuatu?: 1,117 sq. km, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Vanuatu?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and Vanuatu rank globally for forest area?: Mauritania ranks 127th and Vanuatu ranks 129th 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.