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
Latest (2025)
403,660 hectares
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
61st
of 185 countries
All-time high
403,660 hectares
in 2025
All-time low
97,610 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
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.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 97,610 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 106,354 hectares | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 115,098 hectares | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 123,842 hectares | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 132,586 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 141,330 hectares | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 150,074 hectares | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 158,818 hectares | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 167,562 hectares | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 176,306 hectares | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 185,050 hectares | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 193,793 hectares | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 202,536 hectares | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 211,279 hectares | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 220,022 hectares | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 228,765 hectares | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 237,508 hectares | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 246,251 hectares | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 254,994 hectares | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 263,737 hectares | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 272,480 hectares | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 281,224 hectares | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 289,968 hectares | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 298,712 hectares | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 307,456 hectares | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 316,200 hectares | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 324,944 hectares | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 333,688 hectares | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 342,432 hectares | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 351,176 hectares | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 359,920 hectares | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 368,668 hectares | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 377,416 hectares | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 386,164 hectares | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 394,912 hectares | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 403,660 hectares | +2.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 403,660 hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 118,396 hectares, 3.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 403,660 hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 112,210 hectares, 3.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
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 |
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)
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4893 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0349 % change on previous year (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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