Annual change in forest area in Mauritania
Mauritania: Annual change in forest area was 2,630 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
2,630 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 235 countries
All-time high
2,630 hectares
in 2021
All-time low
2,627 hectares
in 2001
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change in forest area in Mauritania, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area in Mauritania is 2,630 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Mauritania peaked at 2,630 hectares in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,627 hectares, in 2001.
That places Mauritania 45th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Annual change in forest area in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2,628 hectares | — |
| 1992 | 2,628 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,628 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,628 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,628 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,628 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,628 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,628 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,628 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,628 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,627 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,627 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,627 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,627 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,627 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,627 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,627 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,627 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,627 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,627 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,628 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,628 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,628 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,628 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,628 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,628 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,628 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,628 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,628 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,628 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,630 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,630 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,630 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,630 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2,630 hectares | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 2,630 hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -848 hectares. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 2,630 hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546 hectares. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,628 hectares | 2,628 hectares | 2,628 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,627 hectares | 2,627 hectares | 2,628 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,628 hectares | 2,627 hectares | 2,628 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,630 hectares | 2,628 hectares | 2,630 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4893 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0349 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Mauritania?
- Annual change in forest area in Mauritania was 2,630 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2,630 hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,627 hectares in 2001.
- How does Mauritania rank for annual change in forest area?
- Mauritania ranks 45th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.