Mauritania vs Niger: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre
Mauritania
0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger
0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
176th
Niger rank
177th
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre in Niger, a difference of 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Niger ahead.
Mauritania ranks 176th and Niger ranks 177th of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, per square kilometre, Mauritania or Niger?
- Mauritania, at 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forestland — area, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Niger?
- 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 176th and Niger ranks 177th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forestland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.