Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre was 0.0657 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Horses — Stocks, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0657 An per square kilometre for horses — stocks, per square kilometre 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 — stocks, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.0657 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0097 An 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 — Stocks, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0097 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0097 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0107 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.011 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0112 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0146 An per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0194 An per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0155 An per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0155 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0175 An per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0175 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0155 An per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0146 An per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0126 An per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0136 An per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0146 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0136 An per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0126 An per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0126 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0126 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0136 An per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0136 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0146 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0155 An per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0156 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0157 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0159 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0161 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0166 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.017 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0173 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0176 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0179 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0181 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0185 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0188 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0241 An per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0295 An per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0348 An per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0401 An per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0455 An per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0508 An per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0561 An per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0611 An per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0611 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0621 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0621 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0631 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0631 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0631 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0631 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0631 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0631 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0631 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0631 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0631 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0631 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0631 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0632 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0652 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0652 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0654 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0657 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0657 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1188 An per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0657 An per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0728 An per square kilometre, 90% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Stocks, 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% | 0.0146 An per square kilometre | 0.0194 An per square kilometre |
| 1966 | +30.4% | 0.0112 An per square kilometre | 0.0146 An per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +28.4% | 0.0188 An per square kilometre | 0.0241 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.013 An per square kilometre | 0.0097 An per square kilometre | 0.0194 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0145 An per square kilometre | 0.0126 An per square kilometre | 0.0175 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.015 An per square kilometre | 0.0126 An per square kilometre | 0.0166 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0213 An per square kilometre | 0.017 An per square kilometre | 0.0348 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0565 An per square kilometre | 0.0401 An per square kilometre | 0.0631 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0631 An per square kilometre | 0.0631 An per square kilometre | 0.0632 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0653 An per square kilometre | 0.0652 An per square kilometre | 0.0657 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 106 Mauritius 0.0726 An per square kilometre compare
- 107 Cyprus 0.0703 An per square kilometre compare
- 108 Kuwait 0.068 An per square kilometre compare
- 110 Turkmenistan 0.0595 An per square kilometre compare
- 111 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0574 An per square kilometre compare
- 112 Namibia 0.0501 An 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 — stocks, per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Horses — stocks, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.0657 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0657 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0097 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for horses — stocks, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 109th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks, 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 — Stocks, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Stocks 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 — Stocks ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Stocks 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 — Stocks 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.