Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 1.98 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 1.98 kg per square kilometre for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 1.98 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.786 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Mauritania 164th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.786 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8078 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.8296 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.8514 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.8733 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.9169 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.9606 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 1 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.78 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.87 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.9 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.9 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.96 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 1.98 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.87 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 1.98 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.91 kg per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8975 kg per square kilometre | 0.786 kg per square kilometre | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 kg per square kilometre | 1.95 kg per square kilometre | 1.98 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania was 1.98 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.786 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 164th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Amount excreted in manure 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
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.