Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 84.42 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 84.42 kg per square kilometre for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 101.92 kg per square kilometre in 1968 and was at its lowest, 45.94 kg per square kilometre, in 1975.
Mauritania ranks 147th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 87.67 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 89.71 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 91.34 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 93.38 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 95.42 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 97.46 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 99.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 101.92 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 79.67 kg per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1970 | 75.06 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 76.36 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 64.09 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1973 | 61.56 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 46.01 kg per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 1975 | 45.94 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 48.2 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 50.37 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 48.02 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 50.81 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 50.96 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 58.78 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1982 | 62.75 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 51.27 kg per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1984 | 46.22 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1985 | 50.48 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 51.27 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 52.11 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 53.79 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 55.59 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 57.63 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 59.57 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 51.77 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1993 | 52.74 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 48.35 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 48.89 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 49.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 58.37 kg per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1998 | 60.05 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 63.39 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 65.2 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 66.96 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 67.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 68.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 59.78 kg per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 60.38 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 72.75 kg per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2007 | 60.23 kg per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 61.25 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 73 kg per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 72.8 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 73.71 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 74.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 75.59 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 78.64 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 79.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 83.74 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 80.55 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 80.69 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.23 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 83.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 84.39 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 85.34 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 84.42 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 84.42 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 577.73 kg per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 84.42 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572.39 kg per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | -25.3% | 61.56 kg per square kilometre | 46.01 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.9 kg per square kilometre | 79.67 kg per square kilometre | 101.92 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.64 kg per square kilometre | 45.94 kg per square kilometre | 76.36 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.32 kg per square kilometre | 46.22 kg per square kilometre | 62.75 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.01 kg per square kilometre | 48.35 kg per square kilometre | 63.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.53 kg per square kilometre | 59.78 kg per square kilometre | 73 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.2 kg per square kilometre | 72.8 kg per square kilometre | 83.74 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.48 kg per square kilometre | 83.78 kg per square kilometre | 85.34 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 144 Mauritius 98.85 kg per square kilometre compare
- 145 Malaysia 90.1 kg per square kilometre compare
- 146 United Arab Emirates 89.98 kg per square kilometre compare
- 148 Oman 79.69 kg per square kilometre compare
- 149 Botswana 70.35 kg per square kilometre compare
- 150 Sao Tome and Principe 69.84 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 cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania was 84.42 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 101.92 kg per square kilometre in 1968.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.94 kg per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Mauritania rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 147th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.