Mauritius vs Seychelles: Forest area

Mauritius
388.9 sq. km
in 2023
Seychelles
337 sq. km
in 2023
Mauritius rank
170th
Seychelles rank
172nd

Forest area over time

  • Mauritius
  • Seychelles
0100200300400199020062023

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 388.9 sq. km against 337 sq. km in Seychelles, a difference of 51.9 sq. km.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.2 times Seychelles's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.

Globally, Mauritius ranks 170th and Seychelles ranks 172nd of 214 countries.

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About this data

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
261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.