Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Mauritania
Mauritania: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 0.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Mauritania, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Mauritania stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Mauritania peaked at 0.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Mauritania ranks 160th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +3000.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 157 Egypt 0.7% compare
- 158 Somalia 0.6% compare
- 159 Vanuatu 0.3% compare
- 161 Anguilla 0.2% compare
- 162 Northern Mariana Islands 0.1% compare
- 163 Comoros 0.0%
- 163 Greenland 0.0%
- 163 Oman 0.0%
- 163 Saint Barthélemy 0.0%
- 163 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0%
- 163 Sint Maarten 0.0%
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 — Import quantity, annual growth rate 18.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0021 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0019 1000 USD per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Mauritania?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Mauritania was 0.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Mauritania ranks 160th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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