Cattle: Manure left on pasture … unit GDP volatilises in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … unit GDP volatilises was 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Mauritania is 0.0015 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 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Mauritania peaked at 0.1077 kg per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
Mauritania ranks 20th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture … unit GDP volatilises in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1077 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.1068 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1062 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0813 kg per US$ of GDP | -23.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0731 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0715 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0688 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.064 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0525 kg per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0471 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0443 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0319 kg per US$ of GDP | -28.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0244 kg per US$ of GDP | -23.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0146 kg per US$ of GDP | -40.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0127 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 1976 | 0.012 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0122 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0115 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0103 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0094 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0103 kg per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 1982 | 0.011 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0085 kg per US$ of GDP | -22.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0083 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0097 kg per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0083 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0075 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0073 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0074 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0074 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0054 kg per US$ of GDP | -26.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0046 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0055 kg per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0048 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0045 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0044 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0054 kg per US$ of GDP | +22.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0057 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0061 kg per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0071 kg per US$ of GDP | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0074 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0073 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0064 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0048 kg per US$ of GDP | -24.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0039 kg per US$ of GDP | -18.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0036 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP | -25.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP | +31.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP, 3.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0813 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0525 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.1077 kg per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0221 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0103 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0471 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0088 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0073 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.011 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0054 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0044 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0074 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0048 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0074 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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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)
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 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP 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 0.1077 kg per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Mauritania ranks 20th out of 166 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 down 24.6%. 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.