How does Mauritania rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp?

Mauritania ranks 23rd out of 166 countries with data for 2023.

Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?

Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Mauritania

Name: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Mauritania
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Mauritania: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP was 0.0081 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0081 kg per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 11.5%

World rank

23rd

of 166 countries

All-time high

0.5676 kg per US$ of GDP

in 1961

All-time low

0.0081 kg per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Mauritania, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Mauritania is 0.0081 kg per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Mauritania peaked at 0.5676 kg per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0081 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2023.

That places Mauritania 23rd out of 166 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 unit of GDP in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Mauritania, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per US$ of GDP	Change
1961	0.5676 kg per US$ of GDP	—
1962	0.5629 kg per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1963	0.5598 kg per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1964	0.4287 kg per US$ of GDP	-23.4%
1965	0.3852 kg per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
1966	0.3769 kg per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1967	0.3629 kg per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
1968	0.3374 kg per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
1969	0.2783 kg per US$ of GDP	-17.5%
1970	0.25 kg per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
1971	0.2345 kg per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1972	0.1687 kg per US$ of GDP	-28.1%
1973	0.1286 kg per US$ of GDP	-23.7%
1974	0.0774 kg per US$ of GDP	-39.9%
1975	0.0673 kg per US$ of GDP	-13.0%
1976	0.0641 kg per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1977	0.065 kg per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1978	0.0615 kg per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
1979	0.055 kg per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
1980	0.0501 kg per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
1981	0.0548 kg per US$ of GDP	+9.3%
1982	0.0583 kg per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
1983	0.0454 kg per US$ of GDP	-22.2%
1984	0.0443 kg per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1985	0.0515 kg per US$ of GDP	+16.2%
1986	0.0445 kg per US$ of GDP	-13.6%
1987	0.0399 kg per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
1988	0.0392 kg per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1989	0.0395 kg per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1990	0.0394 kg per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1991	0.0288 kg per US$ of GDP	-27.0%
1992	0.0247 kg per US$ of GDP	-14.3%
1993	0.0294 kg per US$ of GDP	+19.4%
1994	0.0256 kg per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
1995	0.0241 kg per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
1996	0.0239 kg per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1997	0.029 kg per US$ of GDP	+21.7%
1998	0.0305 kg per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
1999	0.0329 kg per US$ of GDP	+8.0%
2000	0.0378 kg per US$ of GDP	+14.8%
2001	0.0395 kg per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
2002	0.039 kg per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2003	0.0345 kg per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
2004	0.0261 kg per US$ of GDP	-24.3%
2005	0.0212 kg per US$ of GDP	-18.7%
2006	0.0191 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
2007	0.0143 kg per US$ of GDP	-25.3%
2008	0.0121 kg per US$ of GDP	-15.1%
2009	0.016 kg per US$ of GDP	+31.6%
2010	0.0133 kg per US$ of GDP	-16.5%
2011	0.0112 kg per US$ of GDP	-15.7%
2012	0.0114 kg per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
2013	0.0108 kg per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
2014	0.0123 kg per US$ of GDP	+13.7%
2015	0.0132 kg per US$ of GDP	+8.0%
2016	0.0135 kg per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
2017	0.0122 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
2018	0.0111 kg per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
2019	0.0107 kg per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2020	0.0105 kg per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2021	0.0094 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
2022	0.0092 kg per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
2023	0.0081 kg per US$ of GDP	-11.5%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

Mauritania's 0.0081 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP, 2.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Mauritania's 0.0081 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0057 kg per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.4288 kg per US$ of GDP	0.2783 kg per US$ of GDP	0.5676 kg per US$ of GDP	9
1970s	0.1172 kg per US$ of GDP	0.055 kg per US$ of GDP	0.25 kg per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0468 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0392 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0583 kg per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0288 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0239 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0394 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0259 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0121 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0395 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.012 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0107 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0135 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0093 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0081 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0105 kg per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Mauritania

20 Tajikistan 0.0104 kg per US$ of GDP compare
21 Kenya 0.0091 kg per US$ of GDP compare
22 Lesotho 0.0087 kg per US$ of GDP compare
24 Zimbabwe 0.007 kg per US$ of GDP compare
25 Zambia 0.0069 kg per US$ of GDP compare
26 Myanmar 0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Mauritania?: Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Mauritania was 0.0081 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 0.5676 kg per US$ of GDP in 1961.
What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0081 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023.
How does Mauritania rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp?: Mauritania ranks 23rd out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?: Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP
Unit: kg per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 168 places, 9,040 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 05 October 2026

Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.