Environment in Mayotte 270 indicators covering environment for Mayotte. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 1.09 % 2021 up 7.9% 69th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 0.5 km2 2021 unchanged 129th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 km2 2021 — 1st 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 km2 2021 — 67th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 0.97 % 2021 down 4.0% 118th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 % 2021 — 1st 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 % 2021 — 58th Forest certified for sustainable use 0 thousands of hectares 2024 — 85th Lakes and rivers permanent water area change 6.2% 2022 down 37.7% 157th Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change 174.7% 2022 up 528.7% 21st Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 0 2024 — 92nd Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas 11.89 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 0.5% 132nd Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 0.87 1000 ha 2019 — 183rd Herbaceous crops — Area from CGLS 0.15 1000 ha 2019 — 181st Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 0.16 1000 ha 2019 — 186th Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 0.75 1000 ha 2019 — 166th Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS 0 1000 ha 2019 — 162nd Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 0.2 1000 ha 2019 — 192nd Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS 7.92 1000 ha 2019 — 132nd Cropland area under organic agric. — Area 0.3062 1000 ha 2024 up 3,302.2% 100th Above-ground forest biomass 244.79 tonnes per hectare 2025 up 0.0% 14th Forest area as a proportion of total land area 26.2% 2025 down 2.5% 137th Forest area 9.6 2025 down 4.5% 212th Above-ground biomass in forest 244.79 2025 up 0.0% 15th Cropland area certified organic — Area 0.0752 1000 ha 2024 up 735.6% 101st Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area 0.002 1000 ha 2024 down 87.5% 67th Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area 0.01 1000 ha 2024 down 97.1% 63rd Perm. meadows & pastures area under organic agric. — Area 0.01 1000 ha 2024 — 55th Cropland area under protective cover — Area 0.01 1000 ha 2024 — 48th Perm. meadows & pastures area certified organic — Area 0 1000 ha 2024 — 49th ← Previous Page 5 of 5