Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Mauritania
Mauritania: Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 0.5195 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.5195 kg per square kilometre for horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Mauritania peaked at 0.5195 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0768 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 volatilises in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0768 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0768 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0844 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0867 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0883 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1151 kg per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1535 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1228 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1228 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1382 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1382 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1228 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1151 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0998 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1075 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1151 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1075 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0998 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0998 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0998 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1075 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1075 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1151 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1228 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1236 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1244 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1259 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1274 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1313 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1343 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1366 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1389 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1412 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1429 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1462 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1486 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1908 kg per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2331 kg per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2753 kg per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3175 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3597 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4019 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4442 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4836 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4836 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4913 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4913 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.499 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.499 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.499 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.499 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.499 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.499 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.499 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.499 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4991 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4992 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4995 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4998 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5157 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5155 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5175 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5195 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.5195 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8496 kg per square kilometre, 61% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.5195 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5763 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 volatilises 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% | 0.1151 kg per square kilometre | 0.1535 kg per square kilometre |
| 1966 | +30.4% | 0.0883 kg per square kilometre | 0.1151 kg per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +28.4% | 0.1486 kg per square kilometre | 0.1908 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.103 kg per square kilometre | 0.0768 kg per square kilometre | 0.1535 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1144 kg per square kilometre | 0.0998 kg per square kilometre | 0.1382 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1185 kg per square kilometre | 0.0998 kg per square kilometre | 0.1313 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1688 kg per square kilometre | 0.1343 kg per square kilometre | 0.2753 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4471 kg per square kilometre | 0.3175 kg per square kilometre | 0.499 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4991 kg per square kilometre | 0.499 kg per square kilometre | 0.4998 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5171 kg per square kilometre | 0.5155 kg per square kilometre | 0.5195 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 106 Cyprus 0.5622 kg per square kilometre compare
- 107 India 0.5575 kg per square kilometre compare
- 108 Kuwait 0.5436 kg per square kilometre compare
- 110 Japan 0.4577 kg per square kilometre compare
- 111 Turkmenistan 0.4516 kg per square kilometre compare
- 112 Namibia 0.396 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 volatilises (n content), per in Mauritania?
- Horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Mauritania was 0.5195 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5195 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0768 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Mauritania ranks 109th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.