Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Mauritania

Protected areas in Mauritania in 2025 — 1%. Ranked 178 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has fallen by 0.1 pp.

2025 1% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 178of 213
Period maximum 1.1%2013
Period minimum 1%2024

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Mauritania, 2013–202511.051.120132015201720192021202320252013: 1.1%2014: 1.1%2015: 1.1%2016: 1.1%2017: 1.1%2018: 1.1%2019: 1.1%2020: 1.1%2021: 1.1%2022: 1.1%2023: 1.1%2024: 1%2025: 1%
Change over the period: −0.1 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mauritania 1%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 1 +0 pp
2024 1 −0.1 pp
2023 1.1 +0 pp
2022 1.1 +0 pp
2021 1.1 +0 pp
2020 1.1 +0 pp
2019 1.1 +0 pp
2018 1.1 +0 pp
2017 1.1 +0 pp
2016 1.1 +0 pp
2015 1.1 +0 pp
2014 1.1 +0 pp
2013 1.1

About the indicator

The share of terrestrial and marine protected areas in the total area of a country: national parks, nature reserves, natural monuments, sanctuaries and other IUCN categories. The target set by the Kunming-Montreal framework is 30 percent of land and sea under protection by 2030.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by total area rather than land area: protected areas include marine waters as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.