Red List Index in Mauritania
Mauritania: Red List Index was 0.967 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.967 index
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
28th
of 261 countries
All-time high
0.9797 index
in 1980
All-time low
0.967 index
in 2025
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Red List Index in Mauritania, 1980–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, red list index in Mauritania stood at 0.967 index. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in Mauritania peaked at 0.9797 index in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.967 index, in 2025.
That places Mauritania 28th out of 261 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Red List Index in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.9797 index | — |
| 1981 | 0.9793 index | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9789 index | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9785 index | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9781 index | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9777 index | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9773 index | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9769 index | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9765 index | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9762 index | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9758 index | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9753 index | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9749 index | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9746 index | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9742 index | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9739 index | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9736 index | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9734 index | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9732 index | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.973 index | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9727 index | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9725 index | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9722 index | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9718 index | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9714 index | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.971 index | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9707 index | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9701 index | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9698 index | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9694 index | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.969 index | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9688 index | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9686 index | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9684 index | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9682 index | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9681 index | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.968 index | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9679 index | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9678 index | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9677 index | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9675 index | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9675 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9673 index | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9672 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9671 index | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.967 index | -0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.967 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8827 index, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.967 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9225 index, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9779 index | 0.9762 index | 0.9797 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9742 index | 0.973 index | 0.9758 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9712 index | 0.9694 index | 0.9727 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9682 index | 0.9677 index | 0.969 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9673 index | 0.967 index | 0.9675 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 25 South Sudan 0.969 index compare
- 26 Germany 0.9682 index compare
- 27 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.9671 index compare
- 29 Luxembourg 0.9661 index compare
- 30 Canada 0.9638 index compare
- 31 Eswatini 0.9636 index compare
More development goals data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Neonatal deaths 3,660 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in Mauritania?
- Red list index in Mauritania was 0.967 index in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9797 index in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.967 index in 2025.
- How does Mauritania rank for red list index?
- Mauritania ranks 28th out of 261 countries with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Red List Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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