Share of deforestation that is exported in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of deforestation that is exported was 0.0% in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2009)
0.0%
Change on year
up 1,040.9%
World rank
106th
of 117 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2006
All-time low
0.0%
in 2008
Years of data
5
2005–2009
Share of deforestation that is exported in Mauritania, 2005–2009
Source: Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2009, share of deforestation that is exported in Mauritania stood at 0.0%.
The figure is up 1,040.9% on the previous year and down 59.7% over five years.
Mauritania ranks 106th of 117 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of deforestation that is exported in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +181.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -98.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -37.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +1040.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.1%, 0% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.5%, 0% of 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 exported in Mauritania?
- Share of deforestation that is exported in Mauritania was 0.0% in 2009, according to Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of deforestation that is exported?
- Mauritania ranks 106th 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 exported. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of deforestation that is driven by the production of goods that are exported to other countries.