People displaced internally by natural disasters in Mauritania
Mauritania: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 1,100 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Mauritania, 2010–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 1,100 number of cases for people displaced internally by natural disasters in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 95.2% on the previous year and down 76.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Mauritania peaked at 23,000 number of cases in 2022 and was at its lowest, 440 number of cases, in 2018.
That places Mauritania 101st out of 146 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,908 number of cases | 440 number of cases | 6,600 number of cases | 5 |
| 2020s | 8,567 number of cases | 1,100 number of cases | 23,000 number of cases | 3 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies 1.47 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.348 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3267 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -1.5 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Mauritania?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in Mauritania was 1,100 number of cases in 2023, according to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 23,000 number of cases in 2022.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 440 number of cases in 2018.
- How does Mauritania rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Mauritania ranks 101st out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People displaced internally by natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internally-displaced persons are defined as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, as a result of natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border.