Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Mauritania, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net forest conversion — area, per capita in Mauritania is 0 1000 ha per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
Mauritania ranks 51st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0 1000 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 6.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 67% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 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, per capita in Mauritania?
- Net forest conversion — area, per capita in Mauritania was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net forest conversion — area, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Mauritania rank for net forest conversion — area, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — area, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. 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 Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net Forest conversion — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net Forest conversion — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net Forest conversion — 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
Net Forest conversion — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.