Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Mauritania
Mauritania: Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises was 0.1483 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1483 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
138th
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.1483 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0762 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Mauritania stood at 0.1483 kg per square kilometre. 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 volatilises (n) in Mauritania peaked at 0.1483 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0762 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Mauritania ranks 138th 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, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0762 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0783 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0804 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0826 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0847 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0889 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0931 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0974 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1016 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1058 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1101 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1143 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1016 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0974 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0931 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0889 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0847 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0804 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0762 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0804 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0847 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0847 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0847 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0931 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0974 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1016 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1101 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1101 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1143 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1185 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1228 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1185 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1228 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.127 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.127 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.127 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.127 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.127 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1312 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1316 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1317 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1355 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.134 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1355 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1355 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1397 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1365 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1397 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1397 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1397 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1439 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1439 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1439 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1434 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1434 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1436 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1439 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1453 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1457 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1463 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.147 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1476 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1483 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.1483 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.55 kg per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.1483 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.5 kg per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.087 kg per square kilometre | 0.0762 kg per square kilometre | 0.1016 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0953 kg per square kilometre | 0.0762 kg per square kilometre | 0.1143 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0961 kg per square kilometre | 0.0804 kg per square kilometre | 0.1143 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1249 kg per square kilometre | 0.1185 kg per square kilometre | 0.1312 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1359 kg per square kilometre | 0.1316 kg per square kilometre | 0.1397 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1437 kg per square kilometre | 0.1397 kg per square kilometre | 0.1457 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1473 kg per square kilometre | 0.1463 kg per square kilometre | 0.1483 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 135 Montenegro 0.1519 kg per square kilometre compare
- 136 Lithuania 0.1508 kg per square kilometre compare
- 137 Ireland 0.1494 kg per square kilometre compare
- 139 Latvia 0.1372 kg per square kilometre compare
- 140 Congo 0.1365 kg per square kilometre compare
- 141 Ukraine 0.1341 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 volatilises (n) in Mauritania?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Mauritania was 0.1483 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1483 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0762 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Mauritania ranks 138th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) 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 volatilises (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 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, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — 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, layers — 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.