Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritius
Mauritius: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 3,152 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritius stood at 3,152 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritius peaked at 3,152 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 85.4 kg per square kilometre, in 1965.
Mauritius ranks 2nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 86.46 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 88.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 88.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 86.46 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 85.4 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 85.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 85.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 85.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 96.97 kg per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1970 | 104.09 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 108.26 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 124.72 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1973 | 134.05 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 178.99 kg per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 1975 | 197.23 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 222.02 kg per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1977 | 239.82 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 260.24 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 279.79 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 387.47 kg per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 1981 | 388.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 407.89 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 426.56 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 425.69 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 407.89 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 465.66 kg per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1987 | 501.26 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 600.91 kg per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1989 | 700.56 kg per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1990 | 821.67 kg per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1991 | 862.51 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 1,005 kg per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1993 | 1,113 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 1,202 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 1,248 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 1,311 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 1,330 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 1,188 kg per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 1,368 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 1,494 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 1,714 kg per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2002 | 1,882 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 1,881 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,919 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1,998 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 2,051 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 2,384 kg per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 2,511 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 2,529 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 2,626 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 2,693 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 2,748 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 2,730 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2,730 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,770 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 2,813 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2,873 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 2,924 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 2,981 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 3,050 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 3,076 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 3,146 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 3,152 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 3,152 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 118.55 kg per square kilometre, 26.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 3,152 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.91 kg per square kilometre, 98.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.65 kg per square kilometre | 85.4 kg per square kilometre | 96.97 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 184.92 kg per square kilometre | 104.09 kg per square kilometre | 279.79 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 471.22 kg per square kilometre | 387.47 kg per square kilometre | 700.56 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,145 kg per square kilometre | 821.67 kg per square kilometre | 1,368 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,036 kg per square kilometre | 1,494 kg per square kilometre | 2,529 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,789 kg per square kilometre | 2,626 kg per square kilometre | 2,981 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,106 kg per square kilometre | 3,050 kg per square kilometre | 3,152 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More environment data for Mauritius
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 9.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.35 % 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 -1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritius?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritius was 3,152 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 3,152 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.4 kg per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Mauritius rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Mauritius ranks 2nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.