Share of land area that is protected in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of land area that is protected was 0.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of land area that is protected in Mauritania, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.6% for share of land area that is protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Mauritania peaked at 0.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2013.
Mauritania ranks 207th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of land area that is protected in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.6% | — |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.8%, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.9%, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 share of land area that is protected in Mauritania?
- Share of land area that is protected in Mauritania was 0.6% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Mauritania ranks 207th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.