Horses: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Mauritania
Mauritania: Horses: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 0.0157 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0157 kg per square kilometre for horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Mauritania peaked at 0.0157 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 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 … applied square kilometre leaches in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0023 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0023 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0026 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0026 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0027 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0035 kg per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0047 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0037 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0037 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0042 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0042 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0037 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0035 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.003 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0033 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0035 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0033 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.003 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.003 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.003 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0033 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0033 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0035 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0037 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0037 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0038 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0038 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0039 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.004 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0041 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0041 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0042 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0043 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0043 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0044 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0045 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0058 kg per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0071 kg per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0083 kg per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0096 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0109 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0122 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0135 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0147 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0147 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0149 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0149 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0151 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0151 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0151 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0151 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0151 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0151 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0151 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0151 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0151 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0151 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0151 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0151 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0156 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0156 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0157 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0157 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0157 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0257 kg per square kilometre, 61% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0157 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0175 kg per square kilometre, 90% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches 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% | 0.0035 kg per square kilometre | 0.0047 kg per square kilometre |
| 1966 | +30.4% | 0.0027 kg per square kilometre | 0.0035 kg per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +28.4% | 0.0045 kg per square kilometre | 0.0058 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0031 kg per square kilometre | 0.0023 kg per square kilometre | 0.0047 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0035 kg per square kilometre | 0.003 kg per square kilometre | 0.0042 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0036 kg per square kilometre | 0.003 kg per square kilometre | 0.004 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0051 kg per square kilometre | 0.0041 kg per square kilometre | 0.0083 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0135 kg per square kilometre | 0.0096 kg per square kilometre | 0.0151 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0151 kg per square kilometre | 0.0151 kg per square kilometre | 0.0151 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0157 kg per square kilometre | 0.0156 kg per square kilometre | 0.0157 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 94 Burkina Faso 0.0196 kg per square kilometre compare
- 95 Zimbabwe 0.0175 kg per square kilometre compare
- 96 Mauritius 0.0174 kg per square kilometre compare
- 98 Afghanistan 0.0139 kg per square kilometre compare
- 99 Namibia 0.012 kg per square kilometre compare
- 100 Sri Lanka 0.0118 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 that leaches (n content), per square in Mauritania?
- Horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Mauritania was 0.0157 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0157 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?
- Mauritania ranks 97th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square 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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.