Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate in Mauritania
Mauritania: Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate was 2.22 % change on previous year in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.22 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
44th
of 188 countries
All-time high
7.69 % change on previous year
in 1984
All-time low
1.75 % change on previous year
in 1974
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate in Mauritania, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 2.22 % change on previous year for wood charcoal — production, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood charcoal — production, annual growth rate in Mauritania peaked at 7.69 % change on previous year in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1.75 % change on previous year, in 1974.
Mauritania ranks 44th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 4.68 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 4.68 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 4.68 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 4.68 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 4.68 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 4.68 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 4.68 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4.68 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 4.68 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 4.31 % change on previous year | -7.9% |
| 1972 | 4.37 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 7.23 % change on previous year | +65.6% |
| 1974 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -75.8% |
| 1975 | 7.68 % change on previous year | +338.0% |
| 1976 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -69.2% |
| 1977 | 5.61 % change on previous year | +136.9% |
| 1978 | 5.47 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 3.82 % change on previous year | -30.1% |
| 1980 | 4.34 % change on previous year | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 4.09 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 6.31 % change on previous year | +54.3% |
| 1983 | 4.09 % change on previous year | -35.2% |
| 1984 | 7.69 % change on previous year | +88.0% |
| 1985 | 4.87 % change on previous year | -36.7% |
| 1986 | 3.7 % change on previous year | -24.1% |
| 1987 | 4.9 % change on previous year | +32.4% |
| 1988 | 5.11 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 4.45 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 1990 | 6.77 % change on previous year | +52.1% |
| 1991 | 4.46 % change on previous year | -34.0% |
| 1992 | 4.9 % change on previous year | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 3.83 % change on previous year | -21.8% |
| 1994 | 4.2 % change on previous year | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 4.01 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 3.6 % change on previous year | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 3.46 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 4.55 % change on previous year | +31.4% |
| 1999 | 4.22 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 4.23 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 3.81 % change on previous year | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 3.81 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.81 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.81 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.81 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.29 % change on previous year | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 3.3 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 3.27 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.32 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 3.29 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 2.68 % change on previous year | -18.6% |
| 2012 | 2.68 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.68 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.68 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.31 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.26 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.26 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.22 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 2.22 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.22 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.22 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 2.22 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.48 % change on previous year, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 2.22 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.93 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +338.0% | 1.75 % change on previous year | 7.68 % change on previous year |
| 1977 | +136.9% | 2.37 % change on previous year | 5.61 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | +88.0% | 4.09 % change on previous year | 7.69 % change on previous year |
| 1974 | -75.8% | 7.23 % change on previous year | 1.75 % change on previous year |
| 1976 | -69.2% | 7.68 % change on previous year | 2.37 % change on previous year |
| 1973 | +65.6% | 4.37 % change on previous year | 7.23 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.68 % change on previous year | 4.68 % change on previous year | 4.68 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.73 % change on previous year | 1.75 % change on previous year | 7.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.96 % change on previous year | 3.7 % change on previous year | 7.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.4 % change on previous year | 3.46 % change on previous year | 6.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.65 % change on previous year | 3.27 % change on previous year | 4.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.57 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year | 3.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.23 % change on previous year | 2.22 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 41 Samoa 2.26 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Comoros 2.26 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Sierra Leone 2.23 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Togo 2.21 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Saudi Arabia 2.18 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Jordan 2.17 % change on previous year 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 wood charcoal — production, annual growth rate in Mauritania?
- Wood charcoal — production, annual growth rate in Mauritania was 2.22 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood charcoal — production, annual growth rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.69 % change on previous year in 1984.
- What is the lowest wood charcoal — production, annual growth rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 % change on previous year in 1974.
- How does Mauritania rank for wood charcoal — production, annual growth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 44th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood charcoal — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Wood charcoal — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Wood charcoal — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Wood charcoal — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.