Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Mauritania
Mauritania: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 0.17 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Mauritania, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree-covered areas — area from modis in Mauritania is 0.17 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 54.5% on the previous year and down 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Mauritania peaked at 0.9 1000 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.09 1000 ha, in 2021.
Mauritania ranks 205th of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.62 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 0.83 1000 ha | +33.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9 1000 ha | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.64 1000 ha | -28.9% |
| 2005 | 0.75 1000 ha | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6 1000 ha | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.83 1000 ha | +38.3% |
| 2008 | 0.73 1000 ha | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 0.66 1000 ha | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.32 1000 ha | -51.5% |
| 2011 | 0.45 1000 ha | +40.6% |
| 2012 | 0.51 1000 ha | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 0.28 1000 ha | -45.1% |
| 2014 | 0.32 1000 ha | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.34 1000 ha | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.51 1000 ha | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.51 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.36 1000 ha | -29.4% |
| 2019 | 0.28 1000 ha | -22.2% |
| 2020 | 0.15 1000 ha | -46.4% |
| 2021 | 0.09 1000 ha | -40.0% |
| 2022 | 0.15 1000 ha | +66.7% |
| 2023 | 0.11 1000 ha | -26.7% |
| 2024 | 0.17 1000 ha | +54.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.17 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,158 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.17 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,469 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7289 1000 ha | 0.6 1000 ha | 0.9 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.388 1000 ha | 0.28 1000 ha | 0.51 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.134 1000 ha | 0.09 1000 ha | 0.17 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 202 Bermuda 0.3 1000 ha compare
- 203 Antarctica 0.24 1000 ha compare
- 204 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0.22 1000 ha compare
- 206 Burkina Faso 0.11 1000 ha compare
- 207 United Arab Emirates 0.09 1000 ha compare
- 208 Djibouti 0.06 1000 ha compare
- 208 Pitcairn 0.06 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 tree-covered areas — area from modis in Mauritania?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Mauritania was 0.17 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 1000 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Mauritania rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- Mauritania ranks 205th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-covered areas — 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.