All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Mauritania
Mauritania: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 388.43 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Mauritania is 388.43 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Mauritania peaked at 388.43 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 149.33 kg per square kilometre, in 1974.
Mauritania ranks 142nd 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) … square in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 189.78 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 193.42 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 197.7 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 201.46 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 206.59 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 211.24 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 218.28 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 224.92 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 200.39 kg per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1970 | 202.69 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 193.16 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 177.52 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 174.44 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 149.33 kg per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1975 | 153.9 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 162.65 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 169.03 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 174.09 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 175.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 179.72 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 190.18 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 193.5 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 173.5 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1984 | 162.25 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 173.93 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 178.16 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 181.65 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 188.62 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 196.85 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 205.32 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 212.62 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 204.31 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 209.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 205.81 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 207.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 227.05 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 240.27 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 254.51 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 276.88 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 288.06 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 299.62 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 310.06 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 314.32 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 307.92 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 310.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 320.37 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 307.84 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 287.68 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 308.17 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 317.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 327.69 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 338.69 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 350.08 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 352.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 377.28 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 368.41 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 367.85 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 368.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 372.51 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 379.81 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 383.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 385.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 388.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 388.43 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,500 kg per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 388.43 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,446 kg per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 204.86 kg per square kilometre | 189.78 kg per square kilometre | 224.92 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 173.2 kg per square kilometre | 149.33 kg per square kilometre | 202.69 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 181.84 kg per square kilometre | 162.25 kg per square kilometre | 196.85 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 224.35 kg per square kilometre | 204.31 kg per square kilometre | 276.88 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 305.42 kg per square kilometre | 287.68 kg per square kilometre | 320.37 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 354.04 kg per square kilometre | 317.12 kg per square kilometre | 377.28 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 384.31 kg per square kilometre | 379.81 kg per square kilometre | 388.43 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 139 Australia 446.51 kg per square kilometre compare
- 140 Egypt 410.86 kg per square kilometre compare
- 141 Zambia 401.06 kg per square kilometre compare
- 143 French Polynesia 386.75 kg per square kilometre compare
- 144 Chile 372.03 kg per square kilometre compare
- 145 New Caledonia 316.06 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Mauritania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.9 % 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 0.4893 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Mauritania?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Mauritania was 388.43 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 388.43 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 149.33 kg per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Mauritania rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Mauritania ranks 142nd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) 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.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) 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.