All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Mauritania
Mauritania: All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 113.84 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 113.84 kg per square kilometre for all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per 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 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Mauritania peaked at 113.84 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.67 kg per square kilometre, in 1974.
Mauritania ranks 122nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 55.23 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 56.28 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 57.53 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 58.62 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 60.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 61.47 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 63.54 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 65.48 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 58.34 kg per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1970 | 59.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 56.27 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 51.78 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1973 | 50.94 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 43.67 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1975 | 44.99 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 47.51 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 49.36 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 50.86 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 51.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 52.48 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 55.52 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 56.48 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 50.61 kg per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1984 | 47.42 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 50.82 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 51.99 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 53.01 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 55.06 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 57.46 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 59.95 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 62.1 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 59.7 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 61.2 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 60.13 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 60.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 66.41 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 70.27 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 74.47 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 81.07 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 84.37 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 87.79 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 90.86 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 92.11 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 90.26 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 90.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 93.84 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 90.29 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 84.29 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 90.19 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 92.88 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 96.01 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 99.27 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 102.64 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 103.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 110.61 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 107.91 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 107.78 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 107.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 109.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 111.29 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 112.42 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 112.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 113.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 113.84 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 366.23 kg per square kilometre, 31% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 113.84 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 413.5 kg per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.62 kg per square kilometre | 55.23 kg per square kilometre | 65.48 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 50.56 kg per square kilometre | 43.67 kg per square kilometre | 59.06 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.09 kg per square kilometre | 47.42 kg per square kilometre | 57.46 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.58 kg per square kilometre | 59.7 kg per square kilometre | 81.07 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.49 kg per square kilometre | 84.29 kg per square kilometre | 93.84 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.75 kg per square kilometre | 92.88 kg per square kilometre | 110.61 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.62 kg per square kilometre | 111.29 kg per square kilometre | 113.84 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 119 Australia 124.16 kg per square kilometre compare
- 120 Bosnia and Herzegovina 118.59 kg per square kilometre compare
- 121 Japan 114.01 kg per square kilometre compare
- 123 Egypt 110.87 kg per square kilometre compare
- 124 Zambia 107.82 kg per square kilometre compare
- 125 Thailand 105.56 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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Mauritania?
- All animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Mauritania was 113.84 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 113.84 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.67 kg per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Mauritania rank for all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Mauritania ranks 122nd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.