Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0006 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Mauritania stood at 0.0006 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0024 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Mauritania ranks 162nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0024 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0023 sq. km per person | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0022 sq. km per person | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 sq. km per person | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.002 sq. km per person | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0019 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 sq. km per person | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 sq. km per person | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 sq. km per person | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 sq. km per person | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 sq. km per person | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 sq. km per person | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 sq. km per person | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 sq. km per person | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 sq. km per person | -4.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0006 sq. km per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0022 sq. km per person, 27% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0006 sq. km per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.003 sq. km per person, 20% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.002 sq. km per person | 0.0017 sq. km per person | 0.0024 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 sq. km per person | 0.0011 sq. km per person | 0.0016 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 sq. km per person | 0.0007 sq. km per person | 0.0011 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 sq. km per person | 0.0006 sq. km per person | 0.0007 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More agriculture & rural data for Mauritania
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0865 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 7.47 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1995 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5156 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Mauritania?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Mauritania was 0.0006 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0024 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 162nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. 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 Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.