Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Import quantity in Mauritania
Mauritania: Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Import quantity was 63,429 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Import quantity in Mauritania, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 63,429 t for ammonium nitrate (an) — import quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 111.1% on the previous year and up 135.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ammonium nitrate (an) — import quantity in Mauritania peaked at 63,429 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11,765 t, in 2002.
Mauritania ranks 32nd of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Import quantity in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11,765 t | — |
| 2003 | 20,145 t | +71.2% |
| 2004 | 16,345 t | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 17,196 t | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 28,127 t | +63.6% |
| 2007 | 17,865 t | -36.5% |
| 2008 | 25,394 t | +42.1% |
| 2009 | 31,090 t | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 25,370 t | -18.4% |
| 2011 | 25,878 t | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 56,519 t | +118.4% |
| 2013 | 36,742 t | -35.0% |
| 2014 | 26,958 t | -26.6% |
| 2015 | 19,032 t | -29.4% |
| 2016 | 23,827 t | +25.2% |
| 2017 | 19,254 t | -19.2% |
| 2018 | 21,548 t | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 19,163 t | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 28,960 t | +51.1% |
| 2021 | 34,275 t | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 33,482 t | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 30,054 t | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 63,429 t | +111.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 63,429 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,431 t, 6.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 63,429 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,897 t, 33.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20,991 t | 11,765 t | 31,090 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 27,429 t | 19,032 t | 56,519 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,040 t | 28,960 t | 63,429 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 29 Mozambique 70,766 t compare
- 30 Belgium 64,170 t compare
- 30 Côte d'Ivoire 56,594 t compare
- 31 Spain 64,008 t compare
- 32 Cabo Verde 0.03 t compare
- 33 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 62,219 t compare
- 34 Malaysia 56,239 t compare
- 35 Bulgaria 54,435 t 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 ammonium nitrate (an) — import quantity in Mauritania?
- Ammonium nitrate (an) — import quantity in Mauritania was 63,429 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ammonium nitrate (an) — import quantity recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 63,429 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest ammonium nitrate (an) — import quantity recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,765 t in 2002.
- How does Mauritania rank for ammonium nitrate (an) — import quantity?
- Mauritania ranks 32nd out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ammonium nitrate (an) — import quantity rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf