Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Mauritania
Mauritania: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 87,105 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Mauritania, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 87,105 1000 ha for terrestrial barren land — area from modis in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Mauritania peaked at 89,797 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 85,963 1000 ha, in 2016.
That places Mauritania 10th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 88,478 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 89,797 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 88,904 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 88,498 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 87,883 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 87,227 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 86,696 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 86,795 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 86,650 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 86,424 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 86,808 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 86,684 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 86,397 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 86,582 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 86,248 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 85,963 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 86,475 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 87,121 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 88,080 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 87,764 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 87,885 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 87,492 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 87,166 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 87,105 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 87,105 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.37 1000 ha, 4276.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 87,105 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.17 1000 ha, 12148.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87,881 1000 ha | 86,650 1000 ha | 89,797 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 86,678 1000 ha | 85,963 1000 ha | 88,080 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 87,482 1000 ha | 87,105 1000 ha | 87,885 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 7 Sudan 109,141 1000 ha compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 76.57 1000 ha compare
- 8 Egypt 92,423 1000 ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 59.3 1000 ha compare
- 9 Niger 87,268 1000 ha compare
- 9 Viet Nam 26.84 1000 ha compare
- 10 Polynesia 16.24 1000 ha compare
- 11 Mali 73,085 1000 ha compare
- 11 Micronesia 7.56 1000 ha compare
- 12 Chad 69,462 1000 ha compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.92 1000 ha compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.69 1000 ha compare
- 13 Mongolia 47,327 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 modis in Mauritania?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Mauritania was 87,105 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 89,797 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,963 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does Mauritania rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
- Mauritania ranks 10th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 MODIS. 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.