All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises in Mauritania
Mauritania: All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises was 15.57 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Mauritania is 15.57 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Mauritania peaked at 44.85 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 15.57 kg per person, in 2023.
Mauritania ranks 8th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 44.85 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 44.49 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 44.25 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 43.84 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 43.68 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 43.36 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 43.49 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 43.48 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 37.58 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 1970 | 36.9 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 34.11 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 30.45 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1973 | 29.08 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 24.19 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1975 | 24.2 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 24.82 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 25.05 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 25.09 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 24.53 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 24.47 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 25.15 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 24.86 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 21.64 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 1984 | 19.7 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 20.51 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 20.39 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 20.2 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 20.38 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 20.75 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 21.1 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 21.23 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 19.65 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 19.34 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 18.37 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 17.98 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 19.35 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 20.02 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 20.68 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 21.92 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 22.18 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 22.52 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 22.8 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 22.59 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 21.62 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 21.26 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 21.4 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 20.06 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 18.19 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 18.87 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 18.82 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 18.83 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 18.85 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 18.89 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 18.46 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 19.16 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 18.14 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 17.59 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 17.08 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 16.79 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 16.62 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 16.32 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 15.91 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 15.57 kg per person | -2.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 15.57 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.54 kg per person, 6.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 15.57 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.13 kg per person, 5.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.22 kg per person | 37.58 kg per person | 44.85 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.84 kg per person | 24.19 kg per person | 36.9 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.81 kg per person | 19.7 kg per person | 25.15 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.96 kg per person | 17.98 kg per person | 21.92 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.15 kg per person | 18.19 kg per person | 22.8 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.26 kg per person | 16.79 kg per person | 19.16 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.11 kg per person | 15.57 kg per person | 16.62 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 volatilises (n content) in Mauritania?
- All animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Mauritania was 15.57 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 44.85 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.57 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content)?
- Mauritania ranks 8th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.