Paper and paperboard — Production in Mauritania
Mauritania: Paper and paperboard — Production was 1,100 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Paper and paperboard — Production in Mauritania, 2005–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paper and paperboard — production in Mauritania is 1,100 t, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — production in Mauritania peaked at 1,400 t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,100 t, in 2006.
Mauritania ranks 126th of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Paper and paperboard — Production in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,400 t | — |
| 2006 | 1,100 t | -21.4% |
| 2007 | 1,100 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,100 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,100 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,100 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,100 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,100 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,100 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,100 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,100 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,100 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,100 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,100 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,100 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,100 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,100 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,100 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,100 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,100 t | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 1,100 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10,000 t, 11% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 1,100 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 972 t, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,160 t | 1,100 t | 1,400 t | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,100 t | 1,100 t | 1,100 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,100 t | 1,100 t | 1,100 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 123 Montenegro 2,080 t compare
- 124 Barbados 2,000 t compare
- 124 Mozambique 2,000 t compare
- 127 Zambia 1,000 t compare
- 128 Burkina Faso 944 t compare
- 129 Kyrgyzstan 800 t 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 paper and paperboard — production in Mauritania?
- Paper and paperboard — production in Mauritania was 1,100 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest paper and paperboard — production recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,400 t in 2005.
- What is the lowest paper and paperboard — production recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,100 t in 2006.
- How does Mauritania rank for paper and paperboard — production?
- Mauritania ranks 126th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is paper and paperboard — production rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Paper and paperboard — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en