Mauritania's forest cover fell from 0.4 % in 1994 to 0.3 % in 2023.
Mauritania · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 8 with data
Land
Mauritania's forest area fell from 4,543 km in 1994 to 2,964 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
207th of 213 · 46th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mauritania's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) was 0.6 % in 2013 and 0.6 % in 2025.
Mauritania's agricultural land (% of land area) was 38.5 % in 1994 and 38.5 % in 2023.
Mauritania's arable land (% of land area) was 0.4 % in 1994 and 0.4 % in 2023.
Air
Mauritania's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 49.9 in 1994 to 46.5 in 2023.
Water
Mauritania's water stress fell from 402.9 % in 1993 to 337.1 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
171st of 181 · 46th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mauritania's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 184.0 in 1993 to 82.0 in 2022.
›No data available (2)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Mauritania.
- Safe drinking waterNo data
- Safe sanitationNo data