Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Mauritania
Mauritania: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.1%
Change on year
down 12.7%
World rank
189th
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2020
All-time low
0.0%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Mauritania, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.1% for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022.
That represents a change of down 12.7% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Mauritania peaked at 0.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 189th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +53.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +27.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +32.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +19.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -12.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 43% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 51% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 |
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)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 1,867 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 258 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -60.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 901 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Mauritania?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Mauritania was 0.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Mauritania ranks 189th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. 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 Lakes and rivers seasonal water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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