Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritius
Mauritius: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 98.85 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritius is 98.85 kg per square kilometre, 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 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritius peaked at 1,041 kg per square kilometre in 1970 and was at its lowest, 98.85 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Mauritius ranks 144th of 167 countries on this measure, 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 square kilometre in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 952.89 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 952.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 952.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 985.87 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 972.49 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 972.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 992.09 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 992.09 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,012 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 1,041 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 1,041 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 982.56 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 906.01 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1974 | 757.2 kg per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1975 | 659.21 kg per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1976 | 649.41 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 688.61 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 483.95 kg per square kilometre | -29.7% |
| 1979 | 540.27 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1980 | 633.22 kg per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1981 | 569.39 kg per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1982 | 569.39 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 544.74 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 573.29 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 643.29 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1986 | 687.52 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 687.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 712.15 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 736.78 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 648.33 kg per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1991 | 506.11 kg per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1992 | 546.92 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 520.67 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 515.64 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 524.91 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 489.05 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 431.94 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1998 | 461.34 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 525.17 kg per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 569.39 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 255.85 kg per square kilometre | -55.1% |
| 2002 | 212.73 kg per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 199.02 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 201.59 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 171.58 kg per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2006 | 176.17 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 174.39 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 174.8 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 174.05 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 180.03 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 177.46 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 198.69 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 190.29 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 166.41 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 162.53 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 134.32 kg per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 108.76 kg per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 110.09 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 100.11 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 126.1 kg per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2021 | 105.32 kg per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2022 | 100.98 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 98.85 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 98.85 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.48 kg per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 98.85 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572.39 kg per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre 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 | -55.1% | 569.39 kg per square kilometre | 255.85 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 976.15 kg per square kilometre | 952.89 kg per square kilometre | 1,012 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 774.99 kg per square kilometre | 483.95 kg per square kilometre | 1,041 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 635.73 kg per square kilometre | 544.74 kg per square kilometre | 736.78 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 517.01 kg per square kilometre | 431.94 kg per square kilometre | 648.33 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 230.96 kg per square kilometre | 171.58 kg per square kilometre | 569.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 152.87 kg per square kilometre | 100.11 kg per square kilometre | 198.69 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.81 kg per square kilometre | 98.85 kg per square kilometre | 126.1 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 141 Faroe Islands 113.82 kg per square kilometre compare
- 142 Kazakhstan 107.22 kg per square kilometre compare
- 143 Kuwait 105.34 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
- 147 Mauritania 84.42 kg per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Mauritius?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritius was 98.85 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1,041 kg per square kilometre in 1970.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.85 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Mauritius rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Mauritius ranks 144th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. 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 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.