Chickens, broilers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Mauritania
Mauritania: Chickens, broilers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises was 0.172 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Mauritania is 0.172 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Mauritania peaked at 0.172 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0511 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Mauritania ranks 133rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, broilers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0511 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0525 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.054 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0554 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0568 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0596 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0625 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0653 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0682 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.071 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0738 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0767 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0852 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.088 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0966 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1022 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1079 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1136 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1193 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1221 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1232 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1249 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1306 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1306 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1335 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1306 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1306 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1306 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1335 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1363 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1391 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1363 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1391 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1363 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1363 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1363 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1363 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.142 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1448 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1446 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1445 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1477 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1487 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1477 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1477 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1505 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1527 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1505 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1505 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1505 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1533 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.159 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1647 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1651 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1647 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1653 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1665 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.167 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1681 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1691 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.171 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.172 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.172 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.31 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.172 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.83 kg per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0584 kg per square kilometre | 0.0511 kg per square kilometre | 0.0682 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0934 kg per square kilometre | 0.071 kg per square kilometre | 0.1193 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.129 kg per square kilometre | 0.1221 kg per square kilometre | 0.1335 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1383 kg per square kilometre | 0.1363 kg per square kilometre | 0.1448 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1485 kg per square kilometre | 0.1445 kg per square kilometre | 0.1527 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1624 kg per square kilometre | 0.1505 kg per square kilometre | 0.1681 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1705 kg per square kilometre | 0.1691 kg per square kilometre | 0.172 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 130 Chad 0.2319 kg per square kilometre compare
- 131 Croatia 0.196 kg per square kilometre compare
- 132 New Zealand 0.175 kg per square kilometre compare
- 134 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1716 kg per square kilometre compare
- 135 Austria 0.1658 kg per square kilometre compare
- 136 Slovenia 0.1653 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 chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Mauritania?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Mauritania was 0.172 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.172 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0511 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Mauritania ranks 133rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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, broilers — 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
Chickens, broilers — 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.
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — 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
Chickens, broilers — 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.