Forest area in Mauritania
Mauritania: Forest area was 2,964 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 2,964 sq. km for forest area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Mauritania peaked at 4,760 sq. km in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,964 sq. km, in 2023.
That places Mauritania 150th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,516 sq. km | 4,271 sq. km | 4,760 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,972 sq. km | 3,727 sq. km | 4,216 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,428 sq. km | 3,183 sq. km | 3,672 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,046 sq. km | 2,964 sq. km | 3,128 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More agriculture & rural data for Mauritania
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
- Rural population 38.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 2.05 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 370,911 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,537 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 570,227 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Mauritania?
- Forest area in Mauritania was 2,964 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 4,760 sq. km in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,964 sq. km in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for forest area?
- Mauritania ranks 150th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.