Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Mauritania
Mauritania: Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 0.3202 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Mauritania is 0.3202 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Mauritania peaked at 0.3202 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1273 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Mauritania 140th 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: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1273 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1309 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1344 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1379 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1415 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1485 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1556 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1627 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1698 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1768 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1839 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.191 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1868 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1854 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1897 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1911 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1926 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.194 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1955 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2026 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2079 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2096 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2153 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2238 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2308 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2322 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2407 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2407 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2478 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2549 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2619 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2549 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2619 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2633 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2633 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2633 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2633 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.269 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2761 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2762 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2762 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2831 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2826 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2831 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2831 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2902 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2892 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2902 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2902 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2902 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2973 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.303 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3087 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3085 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3081 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3089 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3104 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3123 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3138 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3154 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.317 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3186 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3202 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.3202 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.7 kg per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.3202 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.17 kg per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1454 kg per square kilometre | 0.1273 kg per square kilometre | 0.1698 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1887 kg per square kilometre | 0.1768 kg per square kilometre | 0.1955 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2251 kg per square kilometre | 0.2026 kg per square kilometre | 0.2478 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2632 kg per square kilometre | 0.2549 kg per square kilometre | 0.2761 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2844 kg per square kilometre | 0.2762 kg per square kilometre | 0.2902 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3061 kg per square kilometre | 0.2902 kg per square kilometre | 0.3138 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3178 kg per square kilometre | 0.3154 kg per square kilometre | 0.3202 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 137 Namibia 0.3387 kg per square kilometre compare
- 138 Serbia 0.3383 kg per square kilometre compare
- 139 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3345 kg per square kilometre compare
- 141 Croatia 0.3202 kg per square kilometre compare
- 142 Chad 0.3134 kg per square kilometre compare
- 143 Romania 0.3036 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 — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Mauritania?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Mauritania was 0.3202 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3202 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1273 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Mauritania ranks 140th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 — 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 — 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — 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 — 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.