Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Mauritania
Mauritania: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 1.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Mauritania, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Mauritania is 1.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Mauritania peaked at 1.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 199th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9% | — |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2 |
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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0021 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -12.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0004 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -49.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Mauritania?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Mauritania was 1.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Mauritania ranks 199th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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