Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre was 0.6113 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6113 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
154th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.6174 kg per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.2805 kg per square kilometre
in 1974
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania is 0.6113 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.6174 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2805 kg per square kilometre, in 1974.
Mauritania ranks 154th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5027 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5144 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5237 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.5354 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.5471 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.5588 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5705 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5837 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.499 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1970 | 0.4812 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4661 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3945 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3652 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2805 kg per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 1975 | 0.293 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3213 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3429 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3399 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3575 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3581 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3926 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4085 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3658 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1984 | 0.307 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3369 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3658 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 0.371 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3823 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3978 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4094 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4176 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3838 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4192 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3843 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3903 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3935 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4327 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4427 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4624 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4729 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4799 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4898 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4961 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4641 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4697 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5224 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4455 kg per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4526 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5327 kg per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5226 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5262 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.53 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5338 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5492 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5763 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6059 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5889 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5857 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5961 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6067 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6109 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6174 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6113 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.6113 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.76 kg per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.6113 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.79 kg per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5373 kg per square kilometre | 0.499 kg per square kilometre | 0.5837 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3642 kg per square kilometre | 0.2805 kg per square kilometre | 0.4812 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3686 kg per square kilometre | 0.307 kg per square kilometre | 0.4085 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4136 kg per square kilometre | 0.3838 kg per square kilometre | 0.4624 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4826 kg per square kilometre | 0.4455 kg per square kilometre | 0.5327 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5615 kg per square kilometre | 0.5226 kg per square kilometre | 0.6059 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6116 kg per square kilometre | 0.6067 kg per square kilometre | 0.6174 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 151 Bahamas 0.7046 kg per square kilometre compare
- 152 Oman 0.7008 kg per square kilometre compare
- 153 Jordan 0.6696 kg per square kilometre compare
- 155 Sao Tome and Principe 0.574 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 Seychelles 0.5665 kg per square kilometre compare
- 157 Mozambique 0.4905 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 — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.6113 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6174 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2805 kg per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Mauritania rank for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 154th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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 — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Losses from manure treated 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 — Losses from manure treated (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.