Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 12.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Mauritania, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Mauritania stood at 12.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Mauritania peaked at 12.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 207th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.0% | — |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 12.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.6%, 26% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 12.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.5%, 22% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 6 |
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0349 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Mauritania?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Mauritania was 12.0% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Mauritania ranks 207th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected 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 BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).