Mauritania exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for Mauritania in Africa, including national, subnational, and taxonomy-level views.
National summary#
The national exposure profile by occupancy class highlights the distribution of buildings, replacement value, and exposed population.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| COM | 37.3K | 0.0M | $3.3B | 2.81% | 0.00% | 8.85% |
| IND | 14.2K | 0.0M | $1.6B | 1.07% | 0.00% | 4.22% |
| RES | 1,276.4K | 5.3M | $32.2B | 96.12% | 100.00% | 86.93% |

Figure: Relative contribution of occupancy classes to total national exposure in Mauritania.

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in Mauritania.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for Mauritania.
Subnational summary#
The subnational summary aggregates exposure by first administrative level and supports comparison of spatial concentration of assets.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME_1 | ||||||
| Al-Hodh Al-Chargi | 177.6K | 717.1K | $4,972.7M | 13.38% | 13.49% | 13.43% |
| Nouakchott-Nord | 180.5K | 729.4K | $4,666.0M | 13.59% | 13.72% | 12.60% |
| Nouakchott-Sud | 150.7K | 604.3K | $4,231.4M | 11.35% | 11.37% | 11.42% |
| Al-Assaba | 131.5K | 535.1K | $3,616.5M | 9.90% | 10.07% | 9.76% |
| Gorgol | 112.3K | 454.2K | $3,126.4M | 8.46% | 8.55% | 8.44% |
| Al-Brakna | 97.8K | 380.7K | $2,811.4M | 7.36% | 7.16% | 7.59% |
| Al-Trarza | 105.0K | 430.1K | $2,682.2M | 7.90% | 8.09% | 7.24% |
| Al-Hodh Al-Gharbi | 92.5K | 365.8K | $2,591.5M | 6.97% | 6.88% | 7.00% |
| Guidimaka | 87.6K | 326.2K | $2,479.5M | 6.59% | 6.14% | 6.69% |
| Nouakchott-Ouest | 62.8K | 252.6K | $2,309.3M | 4.73% | 4.75% | 6.23% |
| Tagant | 42.6K | 174.1K | $1,150.7M | 3.21% | 3.28% | 3.11% |
| Dakhlet Nouadhibou | 39.4K | 158.8K | $1,093.4M | 2.97% | 2.99% | 2.95% |
| Adrar | 21.9K | 89.2K | $593.4M | 1.65% | 1.68% | 1.60% |
| Tiris Zemmour | 19.0K | 77.4K | $521.2M | 1.43% | 1.46% | 1.41% |
| Inchiri | 7.0K | 20.0K | $194.2M | 0.53% | 0.38% | 0.52% |

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by occupancy class across first-level administrative units.

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by taxonomy classes across first-level administrative units.
Taxonomy summary#
The taxonomy summary provides a detailed view of building classes represented in the national exposure model.

Figure: Distribution of exposure by detailed taxonomy classes in Mauritania.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 255,843 | 1,033.3K | $9,819.5M | 19.27% | 19.44% | 26.51% |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 262,402 | 1,033.3K | $5,996.6M | 19.76% | 19.44% | 16.19% | |
| OT | MATO/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 202,030 | 795.6K | $2,076.7M | 15.21% | 14.97% | 5.61% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 55,837 | 225.5K | $1,975.2M | 4.20% | 4.24% | 5.33% |
| W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 57,264 | 225.5K | $1,206.2M | 4.31% | 4.24% | 3.26% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 23,671 | 95.6K | $1,178.5M | 1.78% | 1.80% | 3.18% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:3/RES | RES | 22,313 | 112.8K | $1,153.0M | 1.68% | 2.12% | 3.11% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 14,710 | 74.4K | $1,070.2M | 1.11% | 1.40% | 2.89% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 18,411 | 74.4K | $916.6M | 1.39% | 1.40% | 2.47% | |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 3,446 | 108.8K | $894.2M | 0.26% | 2.05% | 2.41% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 84,991 | 343.3K | $814.3M | 6.40% | 6.46% | 2.20% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 13,050 | 0.0K | $763.3M | 0.98% | 0.00% | 2.06% |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 6,525 | 0.0K | $763.3M | 0.49% | 0.00% | 2.06% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 24,275 | 95.6K | $719.7M | 1.83% | 1.80% | 1.94% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 21,249 | 85.8K | $657.0M | 1.60% | 1.61% | 1.77% |
| OT | INF/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/EWV/RES | RES | 59,853 | 235.7K | $589.5M | 4.51% | 4.43% | 1.59% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 87,167 | 343.2K | $497.3M | 6.56% | 6.46% | 1.34% |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 9,214 | 37.2K | $436.9M | 0.69% | 0.70% | 1.18% | |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 21,790 | 85.8K | $401.2M | 1.64% | 1.61% | 1.08% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/RES | RES | 673 | 31.9K | $319.9M | 0.05% | 0.60% | 0.86% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 4,287 | 0.0K | $276.8M | 0.32% | 0.00% | 0.75% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 9,451 | 37.2K | $266.8M | 0.71% | 0.70% | 0.72% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/RES | RES | 673 | 21.2K | $226.6M | 0.05% | 0.40% | 0.61% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 8,921 | 36.0K | $222.1M | 0.67% | 0.68% | 0.60% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 1,334 | 0.0K | $203.2M | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.55% |
| W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 2,663 | 0.0K | $203.1M | 0.20% | 0.00% | 0.55% | |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 1,425 | 0.0K | $201.3M | 0.11% | 0.00% | 0.54% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 1,547 | 0.0K | $181.5M | 0.12% | 0.00% | 0.49% |
| OT | ME+MEO/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 15,847 | 62.4K | $173.5M | 1.19% | 1.17% | 0.47% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 5,394 | 21.2K | $159.9M | 0.41% | 0.40% | 0.43% |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 1,363 | 0.0K | $159.8M | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.43% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 4,265 | 0.0K | $155.1M | 0.32% | 0.00% | 0.42% |
| MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 2,128 | 0.0K | $155.1M | 0.16% | 0.00% | 0.42% | |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 2,285 | 0.0K | $147.3M | 0.17% | 0.00% | 0.40% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 9,153 | 36.0K | $135.6M | 0.69% | 0.68% | 0.37% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 517 | 0.0K | $130.9M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.35% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:3/COM | COM | 438 | 0.0K | $116.0M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.31% |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 458 | 0.0K | $115.5M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.31% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 269 | 0.0K | $107.5M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.29% |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 756 | 0.0K | $107.0M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.29% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 674 | 0.0K | $101.1M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.27% |
| MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 1,356 | 0.0K | $101.1M | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.27% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:>7/RES | RES | 170 | 10.6K | $99.9M | 0.01% | 0.20% | 0.27% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 348 | 0.0K | $84.4M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.23% | |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 1,291 | 0.0K | $75.2M | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.20% |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 646 | 0.0K | $75.0M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.20% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 1,145 | 36.1K | $74.1M | 0.09% | 0.68% | 0.20% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 523 | 0.0K | $73.9M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.20% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 290 | 8.9K | $59.1M | 0.02% | 0.17% | 0.16% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/COM | COM | 89 | 0.0K | $55.9M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.15% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 421 | 0.0K | $49.5M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.13% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 421 | 0.0K | $49.5M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.13% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 243 | 0.0K | $40.1M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.11% |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 483 | 0.0K | $40.0M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.11% | |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 123 | 3.9K | $39.5M | 0.01% | 0.07% | 0.11% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 140 | 0.0K | $34.8M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.09% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 140 | 0.0K | $34.8M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.09% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 356 | 0.0K | $29.7M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.08% |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 177 | 0.0K | $29.5M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.08% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/COM | COM | 58 | 0.0K | $27.5M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 189 | 0.0K | $26.6M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:>7/COM | COM | 16 | 0.0K | $21.4M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.06% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 303 | 0.0K | $21.0M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.06% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 84 | 0.0K | $20.8M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.06% |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 123 | 3.8K | $20.1M | 0.01% | 0.07% | 0.05% | |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 65 | 0.0K | $18.4M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.05% | |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 118 | 0.0K | $17.0M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.05% | |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 37 | 0.0K | $11.4M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.03% | |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 18 | 0.0K | $7.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 9 | 0.0K | $4.6M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 5 | 0.0K | $2.3M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |