Climate | We have desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty |
---|---|
Revenue from forest resources | |
Revenue from coal | |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 454,000 tons (2024 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 11.4 billion cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 95.4 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Industrial | 31.8 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Agricultural | 1.223 billion cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 38.5% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 0.4% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 38.1% (2022 est.) |
Forest | 0.3% (2022 est.) |
Other | 61.2% (2022 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). |
Want to know more about Mauritania? Check all different factbooks for Mauritania below.