Forest area as share of land area in Mauritania
Mauritania: Forest area as share of land area was 0.9888 in 2025. β² Rising
Forest area as share of land area in Mauritania, 1990β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as share of land area in Mauritania is 0.9888, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Mauritania peaked at 0.9888 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8995, in 1990.
Mauritania ranks 200th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.911 | 0.8995 | 0.9225 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9365 | 0.925 | 0.948 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.962 | 0.9505 | 0.9735 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9824 | 0.976 | 0.9888 | 6 |
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More environment data for Mauritania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 163.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 79 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 84 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 55 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Mauritania?
- Forest area as share of land area in Mauritania was 0.9888 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9888 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8995 in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Mauritania ranks 200th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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