Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre in Mauritania

Mauritania: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre was 1,413 SDR per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
1,413 SDR per square kilometre
Change on year
up 40.5%
World rank
169th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1,413 SDR per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
3.09 SDR per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
60
1962–2021

Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1962–2021

05001.0k1.5k196219912021

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per square kilometre.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 1,413 SDR per square kilometre for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre in 2021. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.5% on the previous year and up 361.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 1,413 SDR per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.09 SDR per square kilometre, in 1970.

That places Mauritania 169th out of 179 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1962 to 2021.
Year SDR per square kilometre Change
1962 7.66 SDR per square kilometre
1963 9.8 SDR per square kilometre +27.8%
1964 10.14 SDR per square kilometre +3.5%
1965 9.56 SDR per square kilometre -5.7%
1966 7.54 SDR per square kilometre -21.1%
1967 8.54 SDR per square kilometre +13.3%
1968 7.2 SDR per square kilometre -15.7%
1969 3.46 SDR per square kilometre -51.9%
1970 3.09 SDR per square kilometre -10.9%
1971 6.71 SDR per square kilometre +117.4%
1972 12.03 SDR per square kilometre +79.4%
1973 33.97 SDR per square kilometre +182.5%
1974 82.26 SDR per square kilometre +142.1%
1975 39.55 SDR per square kilometre -51.9%
1976 68.46 SDR per square kilometre +73.1%
1977 39.95 SDR per square kilometre -41.6%
1978 59.2 SDR per square kilometre +48.2%
1979 83.72 SDR per square kilometre +41.4%
1980 106.42 SDR per square kilometre +27.1%
1981 134.87 SDR per square kilometre +26.7%
1982 122.35 SDR per square kilometre -9.3%
1983 98.17 SDR per square kilometre -19.8%
1984 76.74 SDR per square kilometre -21.8%
1985 52.31 SDR per square kilometre -31.8%
1986 38.25 SDR per square kilometre -26.9%
1987 49.11 SDR per square kilometre +28.4%
1988 40.06 SDR per square kilometre -18.4%
1989 60.85 SDR per square kilometre +51.9%
1990 36.9 SDR per square kilometre -39.4%
1991 45.86 SDR per square kilometre +24.3%
1992 43.17 SDR per square kilometre -5.9%
1993 31.47 SDR per square kilometre -27.1%
1994 26.37 SDR per square kilometre -16.2%
1995 55.78 SDR per square kilometre +111.5%
1996 95.28 SDR per square kilometre +70.8%
1997 144.35 SDR per square kilometre +51.5%
1998 33.6 SDR per square kilometre -76.7%
1999 24.94 SDR per square kilometre -25.8%
2000 34.44 SDR per square kilometre +38.1%
2001 28.3 SDR per square kilometre -17.8%
2002 50.06 SDR per square kilometre +76.9%
2003 17.64 SDR per square kilometre -64.8%
2004 21.07 SDR per square kilometre +19.4%
2005 43.76 SDR per square kilometre +107.7%
2006 120.72 SDR per square kilometre +175.9%
2007 121.46 SDR per square kilometre +0.6%
2008 118.8 SDR per square kilometre -2.2%
2009 139.47 SDR per square kilometre +17.4%
2010 171.16 SDR per square kilometre +22.7%
2011 306.32 SDR per square kilometre +79.0%
2012 599.39 SDR per square kilometre +95.7%
2013 619.96 SDR per square kilometre +3.4%
2014 416.21 SDR per square kilometre -32.9%
2015 567.17 SDR per square kilometre +36.3%
2016 602.84 SDR per square kilometre +6.3%
2017 585.15 SDR per square kilometre -2.9%
2018 641.48 SDR per square kilometre +9.6%
2019 721.75 SDR per square kilometre +12.5%
2020 1,006 SDR per square kilometre +39.4%
2021 1,413 SDR per square kilometre +40.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.99 SDR per square kilometre 3.46 SDR per square kilometre 10.14 SDR per square kilometre 8
1970s 42.89 SDR per square kilometre 3.09 SDR per square kilometre 83.72 SDR per square kilometre 10
1980s 77.91 SDR per square kilometre 38.25 SDR per square kilometre 134.87 SDR per square kilometre 10
1990s 53.77 SDR per square kilometre 24.94 SDR per square kilometre 144.35 SDR per square kilometre 10
2000s 69.57 SDR per square kilometre 17.64 SDR per square kilometre 139.47 SDR per square kilometre 10
2010s 523.14 SDR per square kilometre 171.16 SDR per square kilometre 721.75 SDR per square kilometre 10
2020s 1,210 SDR per square kilometre 1,006 SDR per square kilometre 1,413 SDR per square kilometre 2

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 166 Yemen 1,780 SDR per square kilometre compare
  2. 167 Democratic Republic of Congo 1,678 SDR per square kilometre compare
  3. 168 Congo 1,561 SDR per square kilometre compare
  4. 170 Ethiopia 1,340 SDR per square kilometre compare
  5. 171 Eritrea 1,145 SDR per square kilometre compare
  6. 172 Chad 621.39 SDR per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre in Mauritania?
Reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre in Mauritania was 1,413 SDR per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 1,413 SDR per square kilometre in 2021.
What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 3.09 SDR per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Mauritania rank for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre?
Mauritania ranks 169th out of 179 countries with data for 2021.
Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 361.3%. 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 Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Reserves excluding gold (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.

Reserves excluding gold (SDR) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre
Unit
SDR per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
180 places, 8,924 data points, 1961–2023
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Reserves excluding gold (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.