Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Mauritania
Mauritania: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium was 12,738 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Mauritania is 12,738 t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 22.2% on the previous year and up 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Mauritania peaked at 12,738 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 970.61 t, in 1972.
Mauritania ranks 110th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,777 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,816 t | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 1,792 t | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 1,791 t | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,653 t | -7.7% |
| 1966 | 1,779 t | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 1,788 t | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 1,856 t | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 1,982 t | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 1,714 t | -13.5% |
| 1971 | 973.69 t | -43.2% |
| 1972 | 970.61 t | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 981.57 t | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 1,131 t | +15.3% |
| 1975 | 1,348 t | +19.1% |
| 1976 | 1,566 t | +16.2% |
| 1977 | 1,248 t | -20.3% |
| 1978 | 1,105 t | -11.5% |
| 1979 | 1,092 t | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 1,413 t | +29.4% |
| 1981 | 1,628 t | +15.2% |
| 1982 | 1,795 t | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 1,775 t | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 2,045 t | +15.2% |
| 1985 | 2,952 t | +44.4% |
| 1986 | 3,411 t | +15.5% |
| 1987 | 4,894 t | +43.5% |
| 1988 | 4,681 t | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 5,371 t | +14.7% |
| 1990 | 4,717 t | -12.2% |
| 1991 | 4,114 t | -12.8% |
| 1992 | 4,895 t | +19.0% |
| 1993 | 5,413 t | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 4,836 t | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 5,432 t | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 5,746 t | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 4,919 t | -14.4% |
| 1998 | 5,684 t | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 5,437 t | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 5,294 t | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 4,067 t | -23.2% |
| 2002 | 5,192 t | +27.7% |
| 2003 | 4,950 t | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 4,094 t | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 5,103 t | +24.6% |
| 2006 | 4,295 t | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 4,524 t | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 4,824 t | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 4,494 t | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 6,006 t | +33.6% |
| 2011 | 6,856 t | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 6,594 t | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 7,259 t | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 9,981 t | +37.5% |
| 2015 | 7,954 t | -20.3% |
| 2016 | 7,794 t | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 10,954 t | +40.5% |
| 2018 | 9,712 t | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 8,754 t | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 8,799 t | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 12,571 t | +42.9% |
| 2022 | 10,424 t | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 12,738 t | +22.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 12,738 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50,445 t, 25% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 12,738 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33,295 t, 38% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,804 t | 1,653 t | 1,982 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,213 t | 970.61 t | 1,714 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,997 t | 1,413 t | 5,371 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,119 t | 4,114 t | 5,746 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,684 t | 4,067 t | 5,294 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,187 t | 6,006 t | 10,954 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,133 t | 8,799 t | 12,738 t | 4 |
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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 crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Mauritania?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Mauritania was 12,738 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 12,738 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 970.61 t in 1972.
- How does Mauritania rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium?
- Mauritania ranks 110th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).