Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption was 100.0% in 2009. ▬ Flat
Latest (2009)
100.0%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
12th
of 117 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2008
All-time low
99.9%
in 2006
Years of data
5
2005–2009
Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Mauritania, 2005–2009
Source: Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Mauritania is 100.0%, measured in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over five years.
Mauritania ranks 12th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 100.0% | — |
| 2006 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.9%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
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 deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Mauritania?
- Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Mauritania was 100.0% in 2009, according to Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.9% in 2006.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption?
- Mauritania ranks 12th out of 117 countries with data for 2009.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of national deforestation that is driven by the production of goods that are consumed within domestic markets i.e. not exported to other countries.