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Forest cover — Mauritania

Forest cover in Mauritania in 2023 — 0.29%. Ranked 202 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.17 pp.

2023 0.29% −0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank 202of 213
Period maximum 0.46%1990
Period minimum 0.29%2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Mauritania, 1990–20230.250.30.350.40.450.51990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.46%1991: 0.46%1992: 0.45%1993: 0.45%1994: 0.44%1995: 0.44%1996: 0.43%1997: 0.42%1998: 0.42%1999: 0.41%2000: 0.41%2001: 0.4%2002: 0.4%2003: 0.39%2004: 0.39%2005: 0.38%2006: 0.38%2007: 0.37%2008: 0.37%2009: 0.36%2010: 0.36%2011: 0.35%2012: 0.35%2013: 0.34%2014: 0.34%2015: 0.33%2016: 0.32%2017: 0.32%2018: 0.31%2019: 0.31%2020: 0.3%2021: 0.3%2022: 0.29%2023: 0.29%
Change over the period: −0.17 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritania

Mauritania 0.29%
World 31.1%
Sub-Saharan Africa 25.74%
Western Africa computed 13.65%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 26.63%
Forest cover — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.29 −0.01 pp
2022 0.29 −0.01 pp
2021 0.3 −0.01 pp
2020 0.3 −0.01 pp
2019 0.31 −0.01 pp
2018 0.31 −0.01 pp
2017 0.32 −0.01 pp
2016 0.32 −0.01 pp
2015 0.33 −0.01 pp
2014 0.34 −0.01 pp
2013 0.34 −0.01 pp
2012 0.35 −0.01 pp
2011 0.35 −0.01 pp
2010 0.36 −0.01 pp
2009 0.36 −0.01 pp
2008 0.37 −0.01 pp
2007 0.37 −0.01 pp
2006 0.38 −0.01 pp
2005 0.38 −0.01 pp
2004 0.39 −0.01 pp
2003 0.39 −0.01 pp
2002 0.4 −0.01 pp
2001 0.4 −0.01 pp
2000 0.41 −0.01 pp
1999 0.41 −0.01 pp
1998 0.42 −0.01 pp
1997 0.42 −0.01 pp
1996 0.43 −0.01 pp
1995 0.44 −0.01 pp
1994 0.44 −0.01 pp
1993 0.45 −0.01 pp
1992 0.45 −0.01 pp
1991 0.46 −0.01 pp
1990 0.46 —

Western Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

LR Liberia 78.14 GW Guinea-Bissau 69.51 SN Senegal 41.28 GH Ghana 35.19 SL Sierra Leone 34.3 BJ Benin 26.47 GN Guinea 24.7 NG Nigeria 23.21 GM Gambia 22.28 BF Burkina Faso 22.17 TG Togo 22.07 CV Cabo Verde 11.57 ML Mali 10.9 CI Côte d'Ivoire 7.86 NE Niger 0.82 MR Mauritania 0.29
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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