Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 105.65 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
105.65 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
72nd
of 162 countries
All-time high
107.73 kg per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
33.91 kg per square kilometre
in 1975
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania is 105.65 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 107.73 kg per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 33.91 kg per square kilometre, in 1975.
That places Mauritania 72nd out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36.97 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 37.84 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 38.57 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 39.44 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 40.32 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 39.3 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 40.75 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 43.66 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 43.66 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 43.66 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 37.11 kg per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1972 | 36.39 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 36.39 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 34.2 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 33.91 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 35.37 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 36.1 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 40.93 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1979 | 36.93 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1980 | 37.79 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 37.79 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 38.52 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 43.66 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1984 | 39.3 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 45.12 kg per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1986 | 45.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 45.85 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 46.57 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 48.03 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 49.49 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 50.94 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 49.49 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 51.23 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 51.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 51.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 60.15 kg per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1997 | 61.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 66.3 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 70.85 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 74.04 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 77.37 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 80.85 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 81.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 81.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 81.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 81.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 81.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 76.57 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 80.4 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 84.41 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 88.64 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 93.14 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 97.72 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 103.05 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 107.73 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 102.74 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 101.7 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 100.51 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 99.77 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 106.27 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 106.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 104.06 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 105.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 105.65 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 238.75 kg per square kilometre, 44% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 105.65 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 263.1 kg per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.06 kg per square kilometre | 36.97 kg per square kilometre | 43.66 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.1 kg per square kilometre | 33.91 kg per square kilometre | 43.66 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.78 kg per square kilometre | 37.79 kg per square kilometre | 48.03 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.21 kg per square kilometre | 49.49 kg per square kilometre | 70.85 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.67 kg per square kilometre | 74.04 kg per square kilometre | 81.51 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.94 kg per square kilometre | 84.41 kg per square kilometre | 107.73 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.59 kg per square kilometre | 104.06 kg per square kilometre | 106.37 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 69 Uzbekistan 122.02 kg per square kilometre compare
- 70 Tunisia 111.18 kg per square kilometre compare
- 71 Romania 111.15 kg per square kilometre compare
- 73 Sao Tome and Principe 94.79 kg per square kilometre compare
- 74 Zambia 94.07 kg per square kilometre compare
- 75 Cuba 87.31 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 goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania was 105.65 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 107.73 kg per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.91 kg per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Mauritania rank for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 72nd out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Goats — Amount excreted in manure 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
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.