Forest rents in Mauritania
Mauritania: Forest rents was 1.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Forest rents in Mauritania, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest rents in Mauritania is 1.2%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in Mauritania peaked at 2.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1972.
Mauritania ranks 50th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Forest rents in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.8% | -20.9% |
| 1972 | 0.8% | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | +41.6% |
| 1974 | 1.0% | -13.2% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | +25.3% |
| 1976 | 1.0% | -20.7% |
| 1977 | 1.8% | +89.2% |
| 1978 | 1.9% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 1.4% | -23.9% |
| 1980 | 1.6% | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | -14.5% |
| 1982 | 2.0% | +48.2% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | -39.6% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | -24.7% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | +40.5% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | -14.2% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | +18.5% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | -27.5% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | +17.9% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | +46.0% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -39.6% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +54.4% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -18.6% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -17.9% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -22.7% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +38.5% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -26.1% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +18.5% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +24.9% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -40.0% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 2 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 163.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 79 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 84 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 55 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest rents in Mauritania?
- Forest rents in Mauritania was 1.2% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1972.
- How does Mauritania rank for forest rents?
- Mauritania ranks 50th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Forest rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest rents are roundwood harvest times the product of regional prices and a regional rental rate.