Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Mauritania
Mauritania: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC was 83,374 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Mauritania, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Mauritania stood at 83,374 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Mauritania peaked at 84,794 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 83,374 1000 ha, in 2022.
Mauritania ranks 9th of 224 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 84,595 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 84,595 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 84,595 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 84,674 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 84,666 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 84,668 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 84,665 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 84,709 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 84,712 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 84,763 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 84,794 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 84,785 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 84,619 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 84,605 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 84,462 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 84,388 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 84,312 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 84,076 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 84,088 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 84,013 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 83,964 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 83,953 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 83,952 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 83,952 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 83,933 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 83,912 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 83,815 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 83,759 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 83,756 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 83,643 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 83,374 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 83,374 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.47 1000 ha, 9843.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 83,374 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.25 1000 ha, 10112.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84,646 1000 ha | 84,595 1000 ha | 84,709 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 84,552 1000 ha | 84,076 1000 ha | 84,794 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 83,934 1000 ha | 83,759 1000 ha | 84,088 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 83,591 1000 ha | 83,374 1000 ha | 83,756 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 6 Sudan (former) 99,540 1000 ha compare
- 6 Türkiye 1,447 1000 ha compare
- 7 Sudan 97,030 1000 ha compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 247.65 1000 ha compare
- 8 Egypt 89,696 1000 ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 104.22 1000 ha compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 37.17 1000 ha compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 19.93 1000 ha compare
- 10 Niger 78,000 1000 ha compare
- 11 Mali 68,464 1000 ha compare
- 11 Viet Nam 18.54 1000 ha compare
- 12 Mongolia 66,361 1000 ha compare
- 12 Melanesia 3.42 1000 ha compare
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Mauritania?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Mauritania was 83,374 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 84,794 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 83,374 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Mauritania rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?
- Mauritania ranks 9th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.