Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Mauritania
Mauritania: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 12.03 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
12.03
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
207th
of 240 countries
All-time high
12.03
in 2000
All-time low
12.03
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Mauritania, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Mauritania stood at 12.03. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Mauritania peaked at 12.03 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.03, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 207th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.03 | — |
| 2001 | 12.03 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.03 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.03 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.03 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.03 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.03 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.03 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.03 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.03 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.03 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.03 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.03 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.03 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.03 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.03 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.03 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.03 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.03 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.03 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.03 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.03 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.03 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.03 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.03 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12.03 | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 12.03 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.58, 26% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 12.03 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.52, 22% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.03 | 12.03 | 12.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.03 | 12.03 | 12.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.03 | 12.03 | 12.03 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More environment data for Mauritania
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 7.38 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 38.08 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Mauritania?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Mauritania was 12.03 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 12.03 in 2000.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.03 in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Mauritania ranks 207th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).