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 (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Adrar	0	0	0	0.0%
Nouakchott	0	0	0	0.0%
Tagant	0	0	0	0.0%
Tiris Zemmour	0	0	0	0.0%
Trarza	32	32	32	99.8%
Assaba	0	0	0	0.0%
Brakna	0	0	0	0.0%
Dakhlet Nouadhibou	0	0	0	0.0%
Gorgol	0	0	0	0.0%
Guidimaka	0	0	0	0.0%
Hodh ech Chargui	1	1	1	100.0%
Hodh el Gharbi	0	0	0	0.0%
Inchiri	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 (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Inchiri	Akjoujt	0	0	0	0.0%
Adrar	Atar	0	0	0	0.0%
Adrar	Chinguetti	0	0	0	0.0%
Nouakchott	Nouakchott	0	0	0	0.0%
Tagant	Moudjéria	0	0	0	0.0%
Tagant	Tichitt	0	0	0	0.0%
Tagant	Tidjikja	0	0	0	0.0%
Tiris Zemmour	Bir Moghreïn	0	0	0	0.0%
Tiris Zemmour	F'Dérik	0	0	0	0.0%
Tiris Zemmour	Zouérate	0	0	0	0.0%
Trarza	Boutilimit	0	0	0	0.0%
Trarza	Keur-Macène	0	0	0	0.0%
Trarza	Méderdra	0	0	0	0.0%
Trarza	Ouad-Naga	0	0	0	0.0%
Trarza	R'Kiz	32	32	32	100.0%
Trarza	Rosso	0	0	0	0.0%
Assaba	Barkéol	0	0	0	0.0%
Assaba	Boumdeïd	0	0	0	0.0%
Assaba	Guérou	0	0	0	0.0%
Assaba	Kankossa	0	0	0	0.0%
Assaba	Kiffa	0	0	0	0.0%
Brakna	Aleg	0	0	0	0.0%
Brakna	Bababé	0	0	0	0.0%
Brakna	Boghé	0	0	0	0.0%
Brakna	M'Bagne	0	0	0	0.0%
Brakna	Magta-Lahjar	0	0	0	0.0%
Dakhlet Nouadhibou	Nouadhibou	0	0	0	0.0%
Gorgol	Kaédi	0	0	0	0.0%
Gorgol	M'Bout	0	0	0	0.0%
Gorgol	Maghama	0	0	0	0.0%
Gorgol	Monguel	0	0	0	0.0%
Guidimaka	Ould Yengé	0	0	0	0.0%
Guidimaka	Sélibaby	0	0	0	0.0%
Hodh ech Chargui	Amourj	0	0	0	0.0%
Hodh ech Chargui	Bassikounou	0	0	0	0.0%
Hodh ech Chargui	Djiguenni	0	0	0	0.0%
Hodh ech Chargui	Néma	1	1	1	100.0%
Hodh ech Chargui	Ouadane	0	0	0	0.0%
Hodh ech Chargui	Timbédra	0	0	0	0.0%
Hodh el Gharbi	Aïoun	0	0	0	0.0%
Hodh el Gharbi	Kobenni	0	0	0	0.0%
Hodh el Gharbi	Tamchakett	0	0	0	0.0%
Hodh el Gharbi	Tintane	0	0	0	0.0%
Adrar	Aoujeft	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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