Mangrove total area change in Mauritania
Mauritania: Mangrove total area change was 5.8% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Mangrove total area change in Mauritania, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Mauritania stood at 5.8%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 360.1% on the previous year and up 167.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Mauritania peaked at 5.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -11.8%, in 2018.
Mauritania ranks 6th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mangrove total area change in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -2.2% | — |
| 2008 | -4.2% | +90.2% |
| 2009 | -6.0% | +41.2% |
| 2010 | -8.6% | +44.9% |
| 2015 | -3.3% | -61.9% |
| 2016 | -8.1% | +146.8% |
| 2017 | -10.2% | +24.9% |
| 2018 | -11.8% | +16.6% |
| 2019 | -2.2% | -81.2% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -360.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 5.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -1.8%. (29 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 5.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -1.5%. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.1% | -6.0% | -2.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | -7.4% | -11.8% | -2.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 3 Qatar 6.0% compare
- 4 French Guiana 5.9% compare
- 5 British Virgin Islands 5.9% compare
- 7 Suriname 5.3% compare
- 8 South Africa 3.0% compare
- 9 French Polynesia 2.4% compare
More development goals data for Mauritania
- Red List Index 0.967 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 716.05 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 110.31 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,244 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Mauritania?
- Mangrove total area change in Mauritania was 5.8% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.8% in 2018.
- How does Mauritania rank for mangrove total area change?
- Mauritania ranks 6th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 167.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mangrove total area change (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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