Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate in Mauritania
Mauritania: Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate was -0.2578 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate in Mauritania, 1992–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate in Mauritania is -0.2578 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate in Mauritania peaked at -0.1845 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.3124 % change on previous year, in 2001.
That places Mauritania 89th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -0.282 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | -0.281 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1994 | -0.2804 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1995 | -0.2794 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1996 | -0.2787 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1997 | -0.2781 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1998 | -0.277 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1999 | -0.2764 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2000 | -0.2757 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2001 | -0.3124 % change on previous year | +13.3% |
| 2002 | -0.274 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 2003 | -0.2733 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2004 | -0.2726 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2005 | -0.2719 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2006 | -0.2708 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2007 | -0.2704 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2008 | -0.2697 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2009 | -0.2689 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2010 | -0.2678 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2011 | -0.2297 % change on previous year | -14.2% |
| 2012 | -0.2669 % change on previous year | +16.2% |
| 2013 | -0.2661 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2014 | -0.2653 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2015 | -0.2649 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2016 | -0.2645 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2017 | -0.2633 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2018 | -0.2624 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2019 | -0.262 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2020 | -0.2611 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2021 | -0.1845 % change on previous year | -29.3% |
| 2022 | -0.26 % change on previous year | +40.9% |
| 2023 | -0.2592 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2024 | -0.2591 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -0.2578 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's -0.2578 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.2998 % change on previous year, 86% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's -0.2578 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.6414 % change on previous year, 40% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -40.9% | -0.1845 % change on previous year | -0.26 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +29.3% | -0.2611 % change on previous year | -0.1845 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2791 % change on previous year | -0.282 % change on previous year | -0.2764 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | -0.276 % change on previous year | -0.3124 % change on previous year | -0.2689 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2613 % change on previous year | -0.2678 % change on previous year | -0.2297 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2469 % change on previous year | -0.2611 % change on previous year | -0.1845 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 86 Sri Lanka -0.233 % change on previous year compare
- 87 Ecuador -0.2447 % change on previous year compare
- 88 Togo -0.2483 % change on previous year compare
- 90 Vanuatu -0.2629 % change on previous year compare
- 91 Nepal -0.2646 % change on previous year compare
- 92 Laos -0.2708 % change on previous year compare
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 vs gdp, annual growth rate in Mauritania?
- Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate in Mauritania was -0.2578 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1845 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3124 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Mauritania rank for change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 89th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Change forest vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Change forest vs gdp Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Change forest vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.