Wood fuel — Import quantity in Mauritania
Mauritania: Wood fuel — Import quantity was 191 m3 in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Wood fuel — Import quantity in Mauritania, 2011–2016
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2016, wood fuel — import quantity in Mauritania stood at 191 m3. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 664.0% over ten years.
Mauritania ranks 90th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Wood fuel — Import quantity in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 25 m3 | — |
| 2012 | 17 m3 | -32.0% |
| 2013 | 191 m3 | +1023.5% |
| 2014 | 191 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 191 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 191 m3 | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 191 m3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 54 m3, 3.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 191 m3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20 m3, 9.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 87 Micronesia (Federated States of) 238 m3 compare
- 88 Myanmar 223 m3
- 89 Iceland 205 m3 compare
- 91 Jordan 185 m3 compare
- 92 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 174 m3 compare
- 93 United Republic of Tanzania 168 m3 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 fuel — import quantity in Mauritania?
- Wood fuel — import quantity in Mauritania was 191 m3 in 2016, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood fuel — import quantity recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 191 m3 in 2013.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — import quantity recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 m3 in 2012.
- How does Mauritania rank for wood fuel — import quantity?
- Mauritania ranks 90th out of 204 countries with data for 2016.
- Is wood fuel — import quantity rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 664.0%. 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 Wood fuel — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en