Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), annual growth rate in Mauritania
Mauritania: Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), annual growth rate was -1.8 % change on previous year in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), annual growth rate in Mauritania, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate in Mauritania is -1.8 % change on previous year, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate in Mauritania peaked at -1.17 % change on previous year in 1993 and was at its lowest, -1.8 % change on previous year, in 2023.
Mauritania ranks 215th of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), annual growth rate in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -1.17 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | -1.18 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1995 | -1.2 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1996 | -1.21 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1997 | -1.23 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1998 | -1.24 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1999 | -1.26 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2000 | -1.27 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2001 | -1.29 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2002 | -1.31 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2003 | -1.32 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2004 | -1.34 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2005 | -1.36 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2006 | -1.38 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2007 | -1.4 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2008 | -1.42 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2009 | -1.44 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2010 | -1.46 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2011 | -1.48 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2012 | -1.5 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2013 | -1.53 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2014 | -1.55 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2015 | -1.57 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2016 | -1.6 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2017 | -1.61 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2018 | -1.67 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 2019 | -1.67 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2020 | -1.73 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 2021 | -1.74 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2022 | -1.78 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 2023 | -1.8 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's -1.8 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.1806 % change on previous year, 10.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's -1.8 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.4307 % change on previous year, 4.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.21 % change on previous year | -1.26 % change on previous year | -1.17 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2000s | -1.35 % change on previous year | -1.44 % change on previous year | -1.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.56 % change on previous year | -1.67 % change on previous year | -1.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.76 % change on previous year | -1.8 % change on previous year | -1.73 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 212 Benin -1.65 % change on previous year compare
- 213 Saint Pierre and Miquelon -1.69 % change on previous year compare
- 214 Paraguay -1.8 % change on previous year compare
- 216 Uganda -1.83 % change on previous year compare
- 217 Malawi -1.95 % change on previous year compare
- 218 Cambodia -2.01 % change on previous year compare
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 forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate in Mauritania?
- Forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate in Mauritania was -1.8 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was -1.17 % change on previous year in 1993.
- What is the lowest forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.8 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 215th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. 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, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest area, 1000 Hectares International Monetary Fund
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.