Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Mauritania
Mauritania: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 615.47 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Mauritania, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — area in Mauritania is 615.47 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Mauritania peaked at 829.53 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 615.47 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Mauritania 142nd out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 829.53 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 823.41 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 817.3 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 811.18 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 805.07 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 798.95 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 792.83 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 786.72 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 780.6 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 774.49 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 768.37 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 762.26 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 756.14 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 750.03 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 743.91 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 737.8 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 731.68 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 725.57 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 719.45 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 713.34 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 707.22 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 701.1 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 694.99 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 688.87 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 682.76 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 676.64 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 670.52 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 664.41 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 658.29 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 652.18 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 646.06 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 639.94 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 633.82 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 627.71 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 621.59 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 615.47 1000 ha | -1.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 615.47 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,066 1000 ha, 20% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 615.47 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,761 1000 ha, 16% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 802.01 1000 ha | 774.49 1000 ha | 829.53 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 740.86 1000 ha | 713.34 1000 ha | 768.37 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 679.7 1000 ha | 652.18 1000 ha | 707.22 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 630.76 1000 ha | 615.47 1000 ha | 646.06 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 139 Montenegro 819 1000 ha compare
- 140 El Salvador 675.96 1000 ha compare
- 141 Iraq 675.3 1000 ha compare
- 143 Jamaica 607.89 1000 ha compare
- 144 Tunisia 536.77 1000 ha compare
- 145 Western Sahara 529.22 1000 ha compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Mauritania?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Mauritania was 615.47 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 829.53 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 615.47 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Mauritania rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Mauritania ranks 142nd out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.