Which has higher forestland — area, Mauritius or Palau?

Palau, at 41.87 1000 ha against 38.29 1000 ha in Mauritius as of 2025.

What is the difference in forestland — area between Mauritius and Palau?

3.58 1000 ha, with Palau ahead.

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritius vs Palau: Forestland — Area

Mauritius

38.29 1000 ha

in 2025

Palau

41.87 1000 ha

in 2025

Mauritius rank

164th

Palau rank

163rd

Forestland — Area over time

Mauritius
Palau

How they compare

Palau currently reports 41.87 1000 ha against 38.29 1000 ha in Mauritius, a difference of 3.58 1000 ha.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 164th and Palau ranks 163rd of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	Palau	Difference	Ahead
1990s	41.5 1000 ha	38.87 1000 ha	2.63 1000 ha	Mauritius
2000s	40.32 1000 ha	40.02 1000 ha	0.3025 1000 ha	Mauritius
2010s	38.32 1000 ha	40.95 1000 ha	2.63 1000 ha	Palau
2020s	38.29 1000 ha	41.65 1000 ha	3.36 1000 ha	Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area, Mauritius or Palau?: Palau, at 41.87 1000 ha against 38.29 1000 ha in Mauritius as of 2025.
What is the difference in forestland — area between Mauritius and Palau?: 3.58 1000 ha, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Palau?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Mauritius and Palau rank globally for forestland — area?: Mauritius ranks 164th and Palau ranks 163rd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forestland — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).