Mauritania vs Yemen: Share of land defined as natural habitat

Mauritania
15.79
in 2010
Yemen
20.42
in 2010
Mauritania rank
158th
Yemen rank
156th

Share of land defined as natural habitat over time

  • Mauritania
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 20.42 against 15.79 in Mauritania, a difference of 4.63.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.3 times Mauritania's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 158th and Yemen ranks 156th 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
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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.