Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre was 10.28 SDR per square kilometre in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1974–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre in Mauritania is 10.28 SDR per square kilometre, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 12.08 SDR per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 SDR per square kilometre, in 1974.
That places Mauritania 115th out of 159 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | SDR per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0 SDR per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 SDR per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0 SDR per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0.7378 SDR per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 1.41 SDR per square kilometre | +91.6% |
| 1979 | 3.17 SDR per square kilometre | +124.0% |
| 1980 | 4.98 SDR per square kilometre | +57.1% |
| 1981 | 3.68 SDR per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 1982 | 4.46 SDR per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1983 | 3.92 SDR per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1984 | 3.48 SDR per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1985 | 3.21 SDR per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1986 | 3.57 SDR per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 3.81 SDR per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 3.4 SDR per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1989 | 3.4 SDR per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 3.02 SDR per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1991 | 2.76 SDR per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 2.7 SDR per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 3.17 SDR per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1994 | 2.93 SDR per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 2.9 SDR per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 2.87 SDR per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 2.4 SDR per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 2.28 SDR per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 2.36 SDR per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 2.35 SDR per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 2.45 SDR per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 2.81 SDR per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 3.13 SDR per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 3.15 SDR per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 4 SDR per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2006 | 4.71 SDR per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 5.89 SDR per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2008 | 6.3 SDR per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 7.74 SDR per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2010 | 10.18 SDR per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 2011 | 11.13 SDR per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 12.08 SDR per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 8.73 SDR per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 2014 | 9.29 SDR per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 8.53 SDR per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 9.51 SDR per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 10.16 SDR per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 10.28 SDR per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 10.28 SDR per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,073 SDR per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +124.0% | 1.41 SDR per square kilometre | 3.17 SDR per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8865 SDR per square kilometre | 0 SDR per square kilometre | 3.17 SDR per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 3.79 SDR per square kilometre | 3.21 SDR per square kilometre | 4.98 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.74 SDR per square kilometre | 2.28 SDR per square kilometre | 3.17 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.25 SDR per square kilometre | 2.35 SDR per square kilometre | 7.74 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.99 SDR per square kilometre | 8.53 SDR per square kilometre | 12.08 SDR per square kilometre | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 112 Burundi 57.83 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 113 Uruguay 28.47 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 114 Chile 16.35 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 116 Somalia 9.35 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 117 Kenya 1.48 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Armenia 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Azerbaijan 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Bahamas 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Belize 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Barbados 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Central African Republic 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Canada 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Cameroon 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Congo 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Costa Rica 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Cuba 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Cayman Islands 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Eritrea 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Ethiopia 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Micronesia, Federated States of 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Gabon 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Georgia 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Equatorial Guinea 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Croatia 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Israel 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Jamaica 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Liberia 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Lesotho 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Macau, China 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Maldives 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Montenegro 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Namibia 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Nicaragua 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Norway 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 New Zealand 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Rwanda 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Sierra Leone 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 San Marino 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 South Sudan 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Chad 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Turkmenistan 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Timor-Leste 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Tanzania, United Republic of 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Uganda 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Viet Nam 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Zambia 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
More financial sector data for Mauritania
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 4.19 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.06 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 4.19 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre in Mauritania was 10.28 SDR per square kilometre in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 12.08 SDR per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 SDR per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Mauritania rank for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 115th out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gold reserves at market value International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.