Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre was 0.0525 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania stood at 0.0525 kg per square kilometre. 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.0525 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0078 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Mauritania ranks 97th of 143 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.
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0078 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0078 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0085 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0088 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0089 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0116 kg per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0155 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0124 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0124 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.014 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 0.014 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0124 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0116 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0101 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0109 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0116 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0109 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0101 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0101 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0101 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0109 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0109 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0116 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0124 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0125 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0126 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0127 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0129 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0133 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0136 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0138 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.014 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0143 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0144 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0148 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.015 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0193 kg per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0235 kg per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0278 kg per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0321 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0363 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0406 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0449 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0489 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0489 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0496 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0496 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0504 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0504 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0504 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0504 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0504 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0504 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0504 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0504 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0504 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0504 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0504 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0505 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0521 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0521 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0523 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0525 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0525 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0858 kg per square kilometre, 61% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0525 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0582 kg per square kilometre, 90% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Manure applied to soils (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% | 0.0116 kg per square kilometre | 0.0155 kg per square kilometre |
| 1966 | +30.4% | 0.0089 kg per square kilometre | 0.0116 kg per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +28.4% | 0.015 kg per square kilometre | 0.0193 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0104 kg per square kilometre | 0.0078 kg per square kilometre | 0.0155 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0116 kg per square kilometre | 0.0101 kg per square kilometre | 0.014 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.012 kg per square kilometre | 0.0101 kg per square kilometre | 0.0133 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0171 kg per square kilometre | 0.0136 kg per square kilometre | 0.0278 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0452 kg per square kilometre | 0.0321 kg per square kilometre | 0.0504 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0504 kg per square kilometre | 0.0504 kg per square kilometre | 0.0505 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0522 kg per square kilometre | 0.0521 kg per square kilometre | 0.0525 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 94 Burkina Faso 0.0653 kg per square kilometre compare
- 95 Zimbabwe 0.0582 kg per square kilometre compare
- 96 Mauritius 0.058 kg per square kilometre compare
- 98 Afghanistan 0.0463 kg per square kilometre compare
- 99 Namibia 0.04 kg per square kilometre compare
- 100 Sri Lanka 0.0395 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.0525 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0525 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0078 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 97th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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.