Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Mauritania
Mauritania: Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 0.7792 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Mauritania stood at 0.7792 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Mauritania peaked at 0.7792 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1151 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 … left square kilometre leaches in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1151 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1151 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1267 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1301 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1324 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1727 kg per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2303 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1842 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1842 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2073 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2073 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1842 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1727 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1497 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1612 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1727 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1612 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1497 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1497 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1497 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1612 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1612 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1727 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1842 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1854 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1865 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1888 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1911 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1969 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2015 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.205 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2084 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2119 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2143 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2194 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2229 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2863 kg per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3496 kg per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4129 kg per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4762 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5396 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6029 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6662 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7254 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7254 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7369 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7369 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7485 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7485 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7485 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7485 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7485 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7485 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7485 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7485 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7486 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7488 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7492 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7497 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7736 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7733 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7762 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7792 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.7792 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.27 kg per square kilometre, 61% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.7792 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8645 kg per square kilometre, 90% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses: Manure left on pasture … left 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% | 0.1727 kg per square kilometre | 0.2303 kg per square kilometre |
| 1966 | +30.4% | 0.1324 kg per square kilometre | 0.1727 kg per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +28.4% | 0.2229 kg per square kilometre | 0.2863 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1546 kg per square kilometre | 0.1151 kg per square kilometre | 0.2303 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1716 kg per square kilometre | 0.1497 kg per square kilometre | 0.2073 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1778 kg per square kilometre | 0.1497 kg per square kilometre | 0.1969 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2532 kg per square kilometre | 0.2015 kg per square kilometre | 0.4129 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6707 kg per square kilometre | 0.4762 kg per square kilometre | 0.7485 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7487 kg per square kilometre | 0.7485 kg per square kilometre | 0.7497 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7756 kg per square kilometre | 0.7733 kg per square kilometre | 0.7792 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 106 Cyprus 0.8433 kg per square kilometre compare
- 107 India 0.8362 kg per square kilometre compare
- 108 Kuwait 0.8153 kg per square kilometre compare
- 110 Japan 0.6865 kg per square kilometre compare
- 111 Turkmenistan 0.6773 kg per square kilometre compare
- 112 Namibia 0.594 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Mauritania?
- Horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Mauritania was 0.7792 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7792 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1151 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Mauritania ranks 109th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.