Share global forest in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share global forest was 0.0246 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0246
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
128th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0246
in 2025
All-time low
0.0213
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Mauritania, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0246 for share global forest in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Mauritania peaked at 0.0246 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0213, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 128th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0213 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0215 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0216 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0217 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0218 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0219 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.022 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0222 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0223 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0224 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0225 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0226 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0227 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0227 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0228 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0229 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.023 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0231 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0232 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0232 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0233 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0234 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0235 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0236 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0237 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0237 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0238 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0239 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.024 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0241 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0242 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0242 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0243 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0244 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0245 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0246 | +0.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0246 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0941, 26% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0246 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1056, 23% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0219 | 0.0213 | 0.0224 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0229 | 0.0225 | 0.0232 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0237 | 0.0233 | 0.0241 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0244 | 0.0242 | 0.0246 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 125 Niger 0.0255 compare
- 126 East Timor 0.0255 compare
- 127 North Macedonia 0.0248 compare
- 129 Albania 0.0227 compare
- 130 Vanuatu 0.0219 compare
- 131 New Caledonia 0.0216 compare
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 share global forest in Mauritania?
- Share global forest in Mauritania was 0.0246 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0246 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0213 in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for share global forest?
- Mauritania ranks 128th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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