Deforestation statistics for Mauritania
Mauritania: Demographic data
Population (2022) | 4,649,658 |
Annual population growth rate (2022) | 2.70% |
Population density (people/sq km) | 5 |
Net migration | 5,000 |
Fertility rate | 4.6 |
Median age | 20 |
Urban population share | 57% |
Mauritania: Land cover and land use change data
Land area (sq km): 1,030,700 |
Tree cover (30%) Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 33 Tree cover extent as % of land area: 0.0% Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 33 Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 99.8% |
Mauritania: Annual forest and tree cover data
Mauritania: Tree cover loss by year
30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares 2001: 32 2002: 0 2003: 1 2004: 0 2005: 0 2006: 0 2007: 0 2008: 0 2009: 0 2010: 0 2011: 0 2012: 0 2013: 0 2014: 0 2015: 0 2016: 0 2017: 0 2018: 0 2019: 0 2020: 0 |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)
Sub-national admin area 1 | Tree cover extent (2001) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
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Adrar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Nouakchott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Tagant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Tiris Zemmour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Trarza | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 99.8% |
Assaba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Brakna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Dakhlet Nouadhibou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Gorgol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Guidimaka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Hodh ech Chargui | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
Hodh el Gharbi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Inchiri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Tree cover extent (2000) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inchiri | Akjoujt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Adrar | Atar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Adrar | Chinguetti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Nouakchott | Nouakchott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Tagant | Moudjéria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Tagant | Tichitt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Tagant | Tidjikja | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Tiris Zemmour | Bir Moghreïn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Tiris Zemmour | F'Dérik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Tiris Zemmour | Zouérate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Trarza | Boutilimit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Trarza | Keur-Macène | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Trarza | Méderdra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Trarza | Ouad-Naga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Trarza | R'Kiz | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 100.0% |
Trarza | Rosso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Assaba | Barkéol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Assaba | Boumdeïd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Assaba | Guérou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Assaba | Kankossa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Assaba | Kiffa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Brakna | Aleg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Brakna | Bababé | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Brakna | Boghé | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Brakna | M'Bagne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Brakna | Magta-Lahjar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Dakhlet Nouadhibou | Nouadhibou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Gorgol | Kaédi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Gorgol | M'Bout | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Gorgol | Maghama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Gorgol | Monguel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Guidimaka | Ould Yengé | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Guidimaka | Sélibaby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Hodh ech Chargui | Amourj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Hodh ech Chargui | Bassikounou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Hodh ech Chargui | Djiguenni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Hodh ech Chargui | Néma | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
Hodh ech Chargui | Ouadane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Hodh ech Chargui | Timbédra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Hodh el Gharbi | Aïoun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Hodh el Gharbi | Kobenni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Hodh el Gharbi | Tamchakett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Hodh el Gharbi | Tintane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Adrar | Aoujeft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
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2019 forest data for Mauritania | Archived forest data for Mauritania | Forest data for Mauritania
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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