Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 15.77 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Mauritania is 15.77 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Mauritania peaked at 19.34 kg per square kilometre in 1968 and was at its lowest, 8.66 kg per square kilometre, in 1975.
Mauritania ranks 137th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.63 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 17.02 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 17.33 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 17.71 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 18.1 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 18.49 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 18.87 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 19.34 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 15.03 kg per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 1970 | 14.14 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 14.43 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 12.11 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1973 | 11.65 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 8.7 kg per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 1975 | 8.66 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 9.06 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 9.45 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 8.99 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 9.51 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 9.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 11.04 kg per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1982 | 11.81 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 9.59 kg per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1984 | 8.69 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 9.49 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 9.59 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 9.75 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 10.06 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 10.39 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 10.78 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 11.15 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 9.65 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1993 | 9.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 8.97 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 9.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 9.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 10.88 kg per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1998 | 11.2 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 11.84 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 12.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 12.52 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 12.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 12.82 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 11.11 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 11.22 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 13.6 kg per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2007 | 11.23 kg per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2008 | 11.43 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 13.63 kg per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 13.61 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 13.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 13.97 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 14.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 14.73 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 14.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 15.64 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 15.04 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 15.07 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 15.36 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 15.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 15.77 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 15.94 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 15.77 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 15.77 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.68 kg per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 15.77 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 107.6 kg per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises 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 | -25.4% | 11.65 kg per square kilometre | 8.7 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.61 kg per square kilometre | 15.03 kg per square kilometre | 19.34 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.67 kg per square kilometre | 8.66 kg per square kilometre | 14.43 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.99 kg per square kilometre | 8.69 kg per square kilometre | 11.81 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.25 kg per square kilometre | 8.97 kg per square kilometre | 11.84 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.23 kg per square kilometre | 11.11 kg per square kilometre | 13.63 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.62 kg per square kilometre | 13.61 kg per square kilometre | 15.64 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.78 kg per square kilometre | 15.65 kg per square kilometre | 15.94 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 134 Mauritius 17.15 kg per square kilometre compare
- 135 Greece 16.3 kg per square kilometre compare
- 136 United Arab Emirates 15.83 kg per square kilometre compare
- 138 Oman 14.01 kg per square kilometre compare
- 139 Botswana 13.57 kg per square kilometre compare
- 140 Bhutan 13.04 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 — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Mauritania?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Mauritania was 15.77 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 19.34 kg per square kilometre in 1968.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.66 kg per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Mauritania rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Mauritania ranks 137th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.