Mauritania - Environment
As far as the environment of Mauritania is concerned, there have been overgrazing, deforestation, and soil erosion aggravated by drought are contributing to desertification; limited natural freshwater resources away from the Senegal, which is the only perennial river; locust infestation. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling.
About the environment of Mauritania
Climate We have desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty
Revenue from forest resources 1.3% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coal 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 454,000 tons (2009 est.)
Total renewable water resources 11.4 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km) Senegal river mouth (shared with Guinea [s], Senegal and Mali) - 1,641 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 100 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 30 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural 1.2 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 41.98 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 2.74 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 6.16 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 38.5% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 0.4% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 38.1% (2018 est.)
Forest 0.2% (2018 est.)
Other 61.3% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 57.7% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 3.84% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 1.492 million NOUAKCHOTT (capital) (2023).
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Mauritania is found in Western Africa