Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.1599 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Mauritania stood at 0.1599 kg per person.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.2606 kg per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0974 kg per person, in 1996.
Mauritania ranks 35th of 143 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1403 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1365 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1461 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1459 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1443 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1827 kg per person | +26.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2365 kg per person | +29.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1835 kg per person | -22.4% |
| 1969 | 0.178 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1942 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1884 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1625 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1479 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1244 kg per person | -15.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1301 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1353 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1227 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1108 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1077 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1047 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1095 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1064 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1108 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1148 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1123 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1098 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.108 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1062 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1066 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1064 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1051 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1029 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1004 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0982 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0978 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0974 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1224 kg per person | +25.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1456 kg per person | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1674 kg per person | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1878 kg per person | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2076 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2269 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2451 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2606 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2544 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.252 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2456 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2423 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2349 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2275 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2202 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2132 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2066 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2004 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1945 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1888 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1833 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.178 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.173 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1733 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1683 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1641 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1599 kg per person | -2.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.1599 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.019 kg per person, 8.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.1599 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0162 kg per person, 9.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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% | 0.1827 kg per person | 0.2365 kg per person |
| 1966 | +26.6% | 0.1443 kg per person | 0.1827 kg per person |
| 1997 | +25.6% | 0.0974 kg per person | 0.1224 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.166 kg per person | 0.1365 kg per person | 0.2365 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1424 kg per person | 0.1077 kg per person | 0.1942 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1089 kg per person | 0.1047 kg per person | 0.1148 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1144 kg per person | 0.0974 kg per person | 0.1674 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2357 kg per person | 0.1878 kg per person | 0.2606 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1986 kg per person | 0.173 kg per person | 0.2275 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1664 kg per person | 0.1599 kg per person | 0.1733 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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Mauritania?
- Horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Mauritania was 0.1599 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2606 kg per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0974 kg per person in 1996.
- How does Mauritania rank for horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 35th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 that leaches (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.