All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Mauritius
Mauritius: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 3,620 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3,620 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
20th
of 170 countries
All-time high
3,620 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
1,368 kg per square kilometre
in 1978
Years of data
63
1961–2023
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Mauritius, 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 Mauritius is 3,620 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Mauritius peaked at 3,620 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,368 kg per square kilometre, in 1978.
Mauritius ranks 20th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,562 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,562 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,568 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 1,684 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1965 | 1,654 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 1,616 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 1,637 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 1,637 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,672 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 1,711 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 1,683 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 1,691 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 1,630 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 1,533 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 1,453 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 1,475 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 1,546 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 1,368 kg per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1979 | 1,451 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 1,673 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1981 | 1,600 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 1,624 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 1,628 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 1,714 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 1,796 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 1,950 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 2,048 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 2,146 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 2,268 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 2,322 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 2,334 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 2,440 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 2,536 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 2,593 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 2,654 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 2,676 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 2,621 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 2,510 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 2,754 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 2,771 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 2,669 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 2,668 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,667 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 2,573 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 2,528 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 2,554 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2,897 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 3,003 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 3,029 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 3,207 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 3,287 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 3,302 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 3,269 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 3,265 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 3,337 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 3,370 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 3,374 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 3,421 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 3,481 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 3,575 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 3,568 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 3,619 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 3,620 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 3,620 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,228 kg per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 3,620 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,446 kg per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,621 kg per square kilometre | 1,562 kg per square kilometre | 1,684 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,554 kg per square kilometre | 1,368 kg per square kilometre | 1,711 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,845 kg per square kilometre | 1,600 kg per square kilometre | 2,268 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,544 kg per square kilometre | 2,322 kg per square kilometre | 2,754 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,736 kg per square kilometre | 2,528 kg per square kilometre | 3,029 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,331 kg per square kilometre | 3,207 kg per square kilometre | 3,481 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,595 kg per square kilometre | 3,568 kg per square kilometre | 3,620 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 17 Ethiopia 4,176 kg per square kilometre compare
- 18 Rwanda 4,176 kg per square kilometre compare
- 19 India 4,168 kg per square kilometre compare
- 21 Trinidad and Tobago 3,484 kg per square kilometre compare
- 22 Uruguay 3,456 kg per square kilometre compare
- 23 Switzerland 3,445 kg per square kilometre 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 square in Mauritius?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Mauritius was 3,620 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 3,620 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,368 kg per square kilometre in 1978.
- How does Mauritius rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Mauritius ranks 20th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 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.