All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Mauritius
Mauritius: All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 5.79 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Mauritius is 5.79 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Mauritius peaked at 5.79 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.98 kg per person, in 1978.
Mauritius ranks 144th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.66 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 4.53 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 4.43 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 4.64 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 4.46 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 4.27 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 4.24 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 4.16 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 4.18 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 4.21 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 4.07 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 4.03 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 3.83 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 3.54 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 3.31 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 3.3 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 3.41 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 2.98 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 1979 | 3.1 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 3.52 kg per person | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 3.31 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 3.32 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 3.3 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 3.44 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 3.57 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 3.85 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 4.01 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 4.18 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 4.38 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 4.45 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 4.43 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 4.57 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 4.69 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 4.73 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 4.8 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 4.79 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 4.63 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 4.39 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 4.76 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 4.74 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 4.53 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 4.5 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 4.46 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 4.28 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 4.18 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 4.2 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 4.74 kg per person | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 4.9 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 4.93 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 5.21 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 5.24 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 5.25 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 5.19 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 5.17 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 5.28 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 5.33 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 5.33 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.4 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 5.49 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 5.64 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 5.63 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.72 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 5.79 kg per person | +1.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 5.79 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.3 kg per person, 38% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 5.79 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.07 kg per person, 29% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.4 kg per person | 4.16 kg per person | 4.66 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.58 kg per person | 2.98 kg per person | 4.21 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.69 kg per person | 3.3 kg per person | 4.38 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.62 kg per person | 4.39 kg per person | 4.8 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.55 kg per person | 4.18 kg per person | 4.93 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.29 kg per person | 5.17 kg per person | 5.49 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.69 kg per person | 5.63 kg per person | 5.79 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 141 Saint Lucia 6.72 kg per person compare
- 142 Iraq 6.62 kg per person compare
- 143 Jordan 5.96 kg per person compare
- 145 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.71 kg per person compare
- 146 Mozambique 5.62 kg per person compare
- 147 Thailand 5.61 kg per person compare
More environment data for Mauritius
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 9.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Mauritius?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Mauritius was 5.79 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 5.79 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.98 kg per person in 1978.
- How does Mauritius rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Mauritius ranks 144th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.