Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Mauritania
Mauritania: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 0.2224 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Mauritania is 0.2224 kg per square kilometre, measured 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 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Mauritania peaked at 0.2224 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1143 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Mauritania 138th 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, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1143 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1175 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1207 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1238 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.127 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1334 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1397 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1461 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1524 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1588 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1651 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1715 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1524 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1461 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1397 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1334 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.127 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1207 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1143 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1207 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.127 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.127 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.127 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1397 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1461 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1524 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1651 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1651 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1715 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1778 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1842 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1778 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1842 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1905 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1905 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1905 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1905 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1905 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1969 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1974 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1975 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2032 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2009 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2032 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2032 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2096 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2047 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2096 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2096 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2096 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2159 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2159 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2159 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.215 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.215 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2154 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2159 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.218 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2186 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2195 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2205 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2214 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2224 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.2224 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.83 kg per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.2224 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.25 kg per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1305 kg per square kilometre | 0.1143 kg per square kilometre | 0.1524 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1429 kg per square kilometre | 0.1143 kg per square kilometre | 0.1715 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1442 kg per square kilometre | 0.1207 kg per square kilometre | 0.1715 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1873 kg per square kilometre | 0.1778 kg per square kilometre | 0.1969 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2039 kg per square kilometre | 0.1974 kg per square kilometre | 0.2096 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2155 kg per square kilometre | 0.2096 kg per square kilometre | 0.2186 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2209 kg per square kilometre | 0.2195 kg per square kilometre | 0.2224 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 135 Montenegro 0.2279 kg per square kilometre compare
- 136 Lithuania 0.2263 kg per square kilometre compare
- 137 Ireland 0.2241 kg per square kilometre compare
- 139 Latvia 0.2058 kg per square kilometre compare
- 140 Congo 0.2047 kg per square kilometre compare
- 141 Ukraine 0.2012 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, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Mauritania?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Mauritania was 0.2224 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2224 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1143 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Mauritania ranks 138th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.