Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Mauritius
Mauritius: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.1581 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.1581 kg per person for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Mauritius peaked at 2.84 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1579 kg per person, in 2019.
That places Mauritius 164th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.84 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.76 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 2.69 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 2.72 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 2.62 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 2.57 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 2.57 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2.52 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 2.53 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 2.56 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 2.52 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 2.34 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 2.13 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 1974 | 1.75 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 1975 | 1.5 kg per person | -14.3% |
| 1976 | 1.45 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 1.52 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 1.05 kg per person | -30.6% |
| 1979 | 1.15 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 1.33 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 1981 | 1.18 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 1982 | 1.16 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.1 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 1.15 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 1.28 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1986 | 1.36 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 1.35 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.39 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 1.42 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 1.24 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 1991 | 0.96 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 1992 | 1.02 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9632 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.9406 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9493 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8755 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7636 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8071 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9071 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9739 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4341 kg per person | -55.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3585 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 0.333 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3352 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2836 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2898 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2856 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2852 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2832 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2923 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.283 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3159 kg per person | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3019 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2635 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 0.257 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2123 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1717 kg per person | -19.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1737 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1579 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1989 kg per person | +26.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1661 kg per person | -16.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1597 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1581 kg per person | -1.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.1581 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8 kg per person, 2% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.1581 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.85 kg per person, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -55.4% | 0.9739 kg per person | 0.4341 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.65 kg per person | 2.52 kg per person | 2.84 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.8 kg per person | 1.05 kg per person | 2.56 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.27 kg per person | 1.1 kg per person | 1.42 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9433 kg per person | 0.7636 kg per person | 1.24 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3862 kg per person | 0.2832 kg per person | 0.9739 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2429 kg per person | 0.1579 kg per person | 0.3159 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1707 kg per person | 0.1581 kg per person | 0.1989 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 161 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2904 kg per person compare
- 162 Bahrain 0.2799 kg per person compare
- 163 Seychelles 0.2079 kg per person compare
- 165 Bahamas 0.1302 kg per person compare
- 166 Equatorial Guinea 0.1246 kg per person compare
- 167 Singapore 0.0012 kg per person 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 cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Mauritius?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Mauritius was 0.1581 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 2.84 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1579 kg per person in 2019.
- How does Mauritius rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Mauritius ranks 164th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (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.