Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square was 3.68 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.68 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
152nd
of 167 countries
All-time high
3.71 kg per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
1.62 kg per square kilometre
in 1974
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 3.68 kg per square kilometre for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in 2023.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Mauritania peaked at 3.71 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.62 kg per square kilometre, in 1974.
Mauritania ranks 152nd 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: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.86 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.93 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 2.98 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 3.05 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 3.11 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 3.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 3.24 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 3.32 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 2.9 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1970 | 2.82 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 2.7 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1973 | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 1975 | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 1.9 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1984 | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1985 | 1.99 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 2.22 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 2.39 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 2.45 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 2.5 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 2.57 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 2.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 2.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 2.62 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 2.67 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 2.79 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 2.85 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 2.88 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 2.95 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 2.98 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 2.83 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 2.87 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 3.14 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 2.69 kg per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 2.73 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 3.21 kg per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 3.14 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 3.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 3.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.28 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 3.47 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 3.65 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 3.55 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 3.53 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.59 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 3.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 3.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 3.71 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 3.68 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 3.68 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.55 kg per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 3.68 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.37 kg per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.06 kg per square kilometre | 2.86 kg per square kilometre | 3.32 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.13 kg per square kilometre | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | 2.82 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2 kg per square kilometre | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.51 kg per square kilometre | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | 2.79 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.91 kg per square kilometre | 2.69 kg per square kilometre | 3.21 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.37 kg per square kilometre | 3.14 kg per square kilometre | 3.65 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.68 kg per square kilometre | 3.65 kg per square kilometre | 3.71 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 149 United Arab Emirates 4.5 kg per square kilometre compare
- 150 Solomon Islands 4.19 kg per square kilometre compare
- 151 Oman 3.98 kg per square kilometre compare
- 153 Seychelles 3.63 kg per square kilometre compare
- 154 Sao Tome and Principe 3.54 kg per square kilometre compare
- 155 Bahamas 3.13 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 management (manure treated, n content), per square in Mauritania?
- Cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Mauritania was 3.68 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.71 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 kg per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Mauritania rank for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square?
- Mauritania ranks 152nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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 — Manure management (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 — Manure management (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 — Manure management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure management 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 management (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.