Reservoir maximum water area in Mauritania
Mauritania: Reservoir maximum water area was 0.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in Mauritania, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir maximum water area in Mauritania stood at 0.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Mauritania peaked at 0.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 116th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir maximum water area in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +18.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +24.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
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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)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -74.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Mauritania?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Mauritania was 0.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Mauritania ranks 116th out of 222 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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 Reservoir maximum water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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