15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial in Mauritania
Mauritania: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial was 5,908 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial in Mauritania, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
In 2021, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: terrestrial in Mauritania stood at 5,908 km2. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: terrestrial in Mauritania peaked at 5,908 km2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,774 km2, in 2005.
That places Mauritania 28th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,779 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 5,774 km2 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 5,800 km2 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 5,827 km2 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 5,876 km2 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 5,908 km2 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,777 km2 | 5,774 km2 | 5,779 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5,834 km2 | 5,800 km2 | 5,876 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 5,908 km2 | 5,908 km2 | 5,908 km2 | 1 |
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More environment data for Mauritania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.0042 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0007 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2015)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: terrestrial in Mauritania?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: terrestrial in Mauritania was 5,908 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: terrestrial recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 5,908 km2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: terrestrial recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,774 km2 in 2005.
- How does Mauritania rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: terrestrial?
- Mauritania ranks 28th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: terrestrial rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial barren land — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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