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Forest area — Mauritius

Forest area in Mauritius in 2023 — 389 km². Ranked 170 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 5.3%.

2023 389 km² +0.1% vs 2022
World rank 170of 213
Period maximum 419 km²2000
Period minimum 383 km²2016

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Mauritius, 1990–20233803904004104201990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 411 km²1991: 412 km²1992: 412 km²1993: 413 km²1994: 414 km²1995: 415 km²1996: 416 km²1997: 417 km²1998: 418 km²1999: 418 km²2000: 419 km²2001: 416 km²2002: 412 km²2003: 409 km²2004: 405 km²2005: 402 km²2006: 398 km²2007: 395 km²2008: 391 km²2009: 387 km²2010: 384 km²2011: 384 km²2012: 384 km²2013: 383 km²2014: 383 km²2015: 383 km²2016: 383 km²2017: 387 km²2018: 387 km²2019: 387 km²2020: 388 km²2021: 388 km²2022: 389 km²2023: 389 km²
Change over the period: −22 (−5.31%) Average annual rate: -0.17 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritius

Mauritius 389 km²
World 40.35M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.15M km²
Eastern Africa computed 1.94M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 12.52M km²
Forest area — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 389 +0 +0.1%
2022 389 +0 +0.1%
2021 388 +0 +0.1%
2020 388 +0 +0.1%
2019 387 +0 +0.1%
2018 387 +0 +0.1%
2017 387 +4 +0.94%
2016 383 −0 −0.03%
2015 383 −0 −0.05%
2014 383 −0 −0.05%
2013 383 −0 −0.05%
2012 384 −0 −0.05%
2011 384 −0 −0.05%
2010 384 −4 −0.91%
2009 387 −4 −0.91%
2008 391 −4 −0.9%
2007 395 −4 −0.89%
2006 398 −4 −0.88%
2005 402 −4 −0.87%
2004 405 −4 −0.87%
2003 409 −4 −0.86%
2002 412 −4 −0.85%
2001 416 −4 −0.84%
2000 419 +1 +0.21%
1999 418 +1 +0.21%
1998 418 +1 +0.21%
1997 417 +1 +0.21%
1996 416 +1 +0.21%
1995 415 +1 +0.21%
1994 414 +1 +0.21%
1993 413 +1 +0.21%
1992 412 +1 +0.21%
1991 412 +1 +0.21%
1990 411 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

TZ Tanzania 443,380 ZM Zambia 442,494 MZ Mozambique 360,265 ZW Zimbabwe 173,064 ET Ethiopia 168,495 MG Madagascar 123,902 SS South Sudan 71,570 SO Somalia 57,498 KE Kenya 36,111 UG Uganda 22,141 MW Malawi 21,157 ER Eritrea 10,458 BI Burundi 2,796 RW Rwanda 2,790 MU Mauritius 389 SC Seychelles 337 KM Comoros 316 DJ Djibouti 60
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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