Renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Mauritania
Mauritania: Renewable natural capital per capita, timber was 83.02 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
Renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Mauritania, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.
Analysis
In 2020, renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Mauritania stood at 83.02 real chained 2019 US$. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Mauritania peaked at 242.79 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 83.02 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.
Mauritania ranks 116th of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 242.79 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 234.05 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 225.01 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 215.46 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 206.08 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 196.88 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 189.32 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 182.57 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 175.99 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 169.59 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 163.32 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 157.16 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 151.11 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 144.99 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 138.77 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 132.58 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 126.22 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 119.99 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 114.28 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 109.08 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 104.07 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 99.52 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 95.14 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 90.93 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 86.89 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 83.02 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 83.02 real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 506.44 real chained 2019 US$, 16% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 83.02 real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 556.39 real chained 2019 US$, 15% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 224.68 real chained 2019 US$ | 206.08 real chained 2019 US$ | 242.79 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 166.97 real chained 2019 US$ | 138.77 real chained 2019 US$ | 196.88 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.87 real chained 2019 US$ | 86.89 real chained 2019 US$ | 132.58 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.02 real chained 2019 US$ | 83.02 real chained 2019 US$ | 83.02 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 113 Italy 104.97 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 114 Morocco 104.09 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 115 Georgia 96.83 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 117 Dominican Republic 66.46 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 118 Netherlands 59.43 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 119 Haiti 59.19 real chained 2019 US$ compare
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0975 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0216 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.327 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1178 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Mauritania?
- Renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Mauritania was 83.02 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4.
- What is the highest renewable natural capital per capita, timber recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 242.79 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest renewable natural capital per capita, timber recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.02 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- How does Mauritania rank for renewable natural capital per capita, timber?
- Mauritania ranks 116th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is renewable natural capital per capita, timber rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as part of Renewable natural capital per capita, timber (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural capital includes the valuation of renewable and nonrenewable natural capital. Renewable natural capital includes agricultural land (cropland and pastureland), forests (timber, and three ecosystem services: water, recretion and non-wood forest products), protected areas, mangroves and fisheries. Nonrenewable natural capital includes fossil fuel energy (oil, gas, hard and soft coal) and minerals (bauxite, copper, gold, iron ore, lead, nickel, phosphate, silver, tin, and zinc),Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.