Change forest area share total in Mauritania
Mauritania: Change forest area share total was 0.2581 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2581
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
40th
of 228 countries
All-time high
0.2826
in 1991
All-time low
0.2581
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change forest area share total in Mauritania, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in Mauritania is 0.2581, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Mauritania peaked at 0.2826 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2581, in 2025.
That places Mauritania 40th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2826 | — |
| 1992 | 0.2819 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2811 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2803 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2795 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2787 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2779 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2772 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2764 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2756 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2748 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.274 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2733 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2725 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2718 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2711 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2703 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2696 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2689 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2681 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2675 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2668 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2661 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2654 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2647 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.264 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2633 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2626 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2619 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2612 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2608 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2601 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2594 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2587 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2581 | -0.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.2581 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0292. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.2581 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3469. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2795 | 0.2764 | 0.2826 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2722 | 0.2689 | 0.2756 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2651 | 0.2619 | 0.2681 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2597 | 0.2581 | 0.2612 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More environment data for Mauritania
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 7.38 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 38.08 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Mauritania?
- Change forest area share total in Mauritania was 0.2581 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2826 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2581 in 2025.
- How does Mauritania rank for change forest area share total?
- Mauritania ranks 40th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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