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Forest area — Mauritania

Forest area in Mauritania in 2023 — 2,964 km². Ranked 150 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 37.7%.

2023 2,964 km² −1.8% vs 2022
World rank 150of 213
Period maximum 4,760 km²1990
Period minimum 2,964 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Mauritania, 1990–20232,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 4,760 km²1991: 4,706 km²1992: 4,652 km²1993: 4,597 km²1994: 4,543 km²1995: 4,488 km²1996: 4,434 km²1997: 4,380 km²1998: 4,325 km²1999: 4,271 km²2000: 4,216 km²2001: 4,162 km²2002: 4,108 km²2003: 4,053 km²2004: 3,999 km²2005: 3,944 km²2006: 3,890 km²2007: 3,836 km²2008: 3,781 km²2009: 3,727 km²2010: 3,672 km²2011: 3,618 km²2012: 3,564 km²2013: 3,509 km²2014: 3,455 km²2015: 3,400 km²2016: 3,346 km²2017: 3,292 km²2018: 3,237 km²2019: 3,183 km²2020: 3,128 km²2021: 3,074 km²2022: 3,019 km²2023: 2,964 km²
Change over the period: −1,796 (−37.73%) Average annual rate: -1.43 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritania

Mauritania 2,964 km²
World 40.35M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.15M km²
Western Africa computed 827,756 km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5.76M km²
Forest area — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 2,964 −54 −1.8%
2022 3,019 −55 −1.78%
2021 3,074 −54 −1.74%
2020 3,128 −55 −1.73%
2019 3,183 −54 −1.67%
2018 3,237 −55 −1.67%
2017 3,292 −54 −1.61%
2016 3,346 −54 −1.6%
2015 3,400 −54 −1.57%
2014 3,455 −54 −1.55%
2013 3,509 −54 −1.53%
2012 3,564 −54 −1.5%
2011 3,618 −54 −1.48%
2010 3,672 −54 −1.46%
2009 3,727 −54 −1.44%
2008 3,781 −54 −1.42%
2007 3,836 −54 −1.4%
2006 3,890 −54 −1.38%
2005 3,944 −54 −1.36%
2004 3,999 −54 −1.34%
2003 4,053 −54 −1.32%
2002 4,108 −54 −1.31%
2001 4,162 −54 −1.29%
2000 4,216 −54 −1.27%
1999 4,271 −54 −1.26%
1998 4,325 −54 −1.24%
1997 4,380 −54 −1.23%
1996 4,434 −54 −1.21%
1995 4,488 −54 −1.2%
1994 4,543 −54 −1.18%
1993 4,597 −54 −1.17%
1992 4,652 −54 −1.16%
1991 4,706 −54 −1.14%
1990 4,760 — —

Western Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NG Nigeria 211,371 ML Mali 132,960 GH Ghana 80,074 SN Senegal 79,482 LR Liberia 75,267 GN Guinea 60,690 BF Burkina Faso 60,664 BJ Benin 29,852 CI Côte d'Ivoire 24,981 SL Sierra Leone 24,757 GW Guinea-Bissau 19,547 TG Togo 12,004 NE Niger 10,424 MR Mauritania 2,964 GM Gambia 2,255 CV Cabo Verde 466
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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