Net Forest conversion — Area in Mauritania
Mauritania: Net Forest conversion — Area was 6.12 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Net Forest conversion — Area in Mauritania, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 6.12 1000 ha for net forest conversion — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area in Mauritania peaked at 6.12 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.12 1000 ha, in 2001.
Mauritania ranks 53rd of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Net Forest conversion — Area in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.12 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.12 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 6.12 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.5 1000 ha, 4.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 6.12 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.7 1000 ha, 45% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.12 1000 ha | 6.12 1000 ha | 6.12 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.12 1000 ha | 6.12 1000 ha | 6.12 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.12 1000 ha | 6.12 1000 ha | 6.12 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.12 1000 ha | 6.12 1000 ha | 6.12 1000 ha | 6 |
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 net forest conversion — area in Mauritania?
- Net forest conversion — area in Mauritania was 6.12 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — area recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.12 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.12 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Mauritania rank for net forest conversion — area?
- Mauritania ranks 53rd out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — area rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).