Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Mauritania
Mauritania: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 403,660 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Mauritania, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Mauritania stood at 403,660 hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Mauritania peaked at 403,660 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 97,610 hectares, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 61st out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 136,958 hectares | 97,610 hectares | 176,306 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 224,394 hectares | 185,050 hectares | 263,737 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 311,828 hectares | 272,480 hectares | 351,176 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 381,790 hectares | 359,920 hectares | 403,660 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Mauritania
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 17.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2865 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7099 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0008 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0174 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.9576 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Mauritania?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Mauritania was 403,660 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 403,660 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 97,610 hectares in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Mauritania ranks 61st out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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