Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 2.62 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 2.62 kg per square kilometre for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 2.62 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3877 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Mauritania 109th out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3877 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3877 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4265 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4381 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4459 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.5815 kg per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1967 | 0.7754 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 0.6203 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1969 | 0.6203 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6979 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 0.6979 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6203 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5815 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.504 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5428 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5815 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5428 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.504 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.504 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.504 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5428 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5428 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5815 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6203 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6242 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6281 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6358 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6436 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.663 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6785 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6901 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7017 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7134 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7215 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7386 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7506 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9638 kg per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1998 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1999 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 2.03 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 2.24 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 2.44 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 2.44 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.48 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 2.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.52 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 2.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.6 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 2.6 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.61 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 2.62 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.29 kg per square kilometre, 61% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 2.62 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.91 kg per square kilometre, 90% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre 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 | +33.3% | 0.5815 kg per square kilometre | 0.7754 kg per square kilometre |
| 1966 | +30.4% | 0.4459 kg per square kilometre | 0.5815 kg per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +28.4% | 0.7506 kg per square kilometre | 0.9638 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5204 kg per square kilometre | 0.3877 kg per square kilometre | 0.7754 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5777 kg per square kilometre | 0.504 kg per square kilometre | 0.6979 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5986 kg per square kilometre | 0.504 kg per square kilometre | 0.663 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8526 kg per square kilometre | 0.6785 kg per square kilometre | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.26 kg per square kilometre | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | 2.52 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.52 kg per square kilometre | 2.52 kg per square kilometre | 2.52 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.61 kg per square kilometre | 2.6 kg per square kilometre | 2.62 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 106 Mauritius 2.9 kg per square kilometre compare
- 107 Cyprus 2.81 kg per square kilometre compare
- 108 Kuwait 2.72 kg per square kilometre compare
- 110 Japan 2.41 kg per square kilometre compare
- 111 Turkmenistan 2.38 kg per square kilometre compare
- 112 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.05 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 horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania was 2.62 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3877 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 109th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — 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
Horses — 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.