Mauritania vs Oman: Share of land defined as natural habitat

Mauritania
15.79
in 2010
Oman
13.28
in 2010
Mauritania rank
158th
Oman rank
161st

Share of land defined as natural habitat over time

  • Mauritania
  • Oman
051015178018952010

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 15.79 against 13.28 in Oman, a difference of 2.51.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Oman's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Oman ahead.

Mauritania ranks 158th and Oman ranks 161st of 168 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land defined as natural habitat
Source
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 4,032 data points, 1780–2010
Last refreshed

Natural ecosystems include forest, grassland, savanna, and shrublands, and other classes such as peatlands and marshes. It is total land minus land that is used by humans for agriculture – either croplands or pasture – or for infrastructure and urban environments.