Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 2.6 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 2.6 kg per square kilometre for horses — manure left on pasture (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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 2.6 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3838 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3838 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3838 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4222 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4337 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4414 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.5757 kg per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1967 | 0.7676 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 0.6141 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1969 | 0.6141 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6909 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 0.6909 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6141 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5757 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.499 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5374 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5757 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5374 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.499 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.499 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.499 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5374 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5374 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5757 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6141 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.618 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6218 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6295 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6371 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6563 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6717 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6832 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6947 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7062 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7143 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7312 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7431 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9542 kg per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1998 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1999 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 2.01 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 2.22 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 2.42 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 2.42 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.46 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 2.46 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.49 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 2.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 2.6 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.25 kg per square kilometre, 61% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 2.6 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.88 kg per square kilometre, 90% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Manure left on pasture (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% | 0.5757 kg per square kilometre | 0.7676 kg per square kilometre |
| 1966 | +30.4% | 0.4414 kg per square kilometre | 0.5757 kg per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +28.4% | 0.7431 kg per square kilometre | 0.9542 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5152 kg per square kilometre | 0.3838 kg per square kilometre | 0.7676 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5719 kg per square kilometre | 0.499 kg per square kilometre | 0.6909 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5926 kg per square kilometre | 0.499 kg per square kilometre | 0.6563 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.844 kg per square kilometre | 0.6717 kg per square kilometre | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.24 kg per square kilometre | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | 2.49 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5 kg per square kilometre | 2.49 kg per square kilometre | 2.5 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 kg per square kilometre | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | 2.6 kg per square kilometre | 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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania was 2.6 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3838 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 109th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.