Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) was 0 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita in Mauritania is 0 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 51.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0342 ha per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2013.
That places Mauritania 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0062 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.006 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0058 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0055 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0053 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0052 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0252 ha per person | +385.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0154 ha per person | -38.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0293 ha per person | +89.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0232 ha per person | -20.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0342 ha per person | +47.3% |
| 2001 | 0.007 ha per person | -79.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 ha per person | -75.7% |
| 2003 | 0 ha per person | -98.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 ha per person | +160.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 ha per person | +180.6% |
| 2006 | 0 ha per person | -91.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 ha per person | +1994.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 ha per person | -61.6% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per person | -71.5% |
| 2010 | 0 ha per person | -80.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 ha per person | +4546.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 ha per person | -73.8% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2015 | 0.0001 ha per person | +320.5% |
| 2016 | 0 ha per person | -40.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 ha per person | +69.8% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per person | -93.1% |
| 2019 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2021 | 0 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0 ha per person | +55.4% |
| 2023 | 0 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0 ha per person | -51.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 ha per person, 19.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +4546.4% | 0 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
| 2007 | +1994.9% | 0 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0127 ha per person | 0.0052 ha per person | 0.0293 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0044 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0342 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More climate change data for Mauritania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.05 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,025 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,939 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 324.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 339.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 279.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2279 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita in Mauritania?
- Closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita in Mauritania was 0 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0342 ha per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2013.
- How does Mauritania rank for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.