Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.5384 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Mauritania is 0.5384 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.8776 kg per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3281 kg per person, in 1996.
That places Mauritania 35th out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4723 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4597 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.492 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4914 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4859 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.6153 kg per person | +26.6% |
| 1967 | 0.7961 kg per person | +29.4% |
| 1968 | 0.6179 kg per person | -22.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5994 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.654 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.6345 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5472 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4979 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4189 kg per person | -15.9% |
| 1975 | 0.438 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4557 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4132 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1978 | 0.373 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3626 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3524 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3688 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3583 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3731 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3866 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.378 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3695 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3635 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3574 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3591 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3583 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3539 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3464 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3382 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3306 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3293 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3281 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.412 kg per person | +25.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4902 kg per person | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5638 kg per person | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6324 kg per person | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 0.699 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 0.764 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8251 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8776 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8566 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8486 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8268 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.816 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7908 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.766 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7415 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7177 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6956 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6749 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.655 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6357 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6171 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5994 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5824 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5836 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5668 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5525 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5384 kg per person | -2.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.5384 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.065 kg per person, 8.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.5384 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0545 kg per person, 9.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +29.4% | 0.6153 kg per person | 0.7961 kg per person |
| 1966 | +26.6% | 0.4859 kg per person | 0.6153 kg per person |
| 1997 | +25.6% | 0.3281 kg per person | 0.412 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5589 kg per person | 0.4597 kg per person | 0.7961 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4795 kg per person | 0.3626 kg per person | 0.654 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3667 kg per person | 0.3524 kg per person | 0.3866 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3851 kg per person | 0.3281 kg per person | 0.5638 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7937 kg per person | 0.6324 kg per person | 0.8776 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6685 kg per person | 0.5824 kg per person | 0.766 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5603 kg per person | 0.5384 kg per person | 0.5836 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Mauritania?
- Horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Mauritania was 0.5384 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8776 kg per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3281 kg per person in 1996.
- How does Mauritania rank for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 35th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. 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 Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.