Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritania
Mauritania: Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 41.27 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritania is 41.27 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritania peaked at 44.12 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.04 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Mauritania 135th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.04 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 23.41 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 23.77 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 24.21 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 24.68 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 25.52 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 26.11 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 26.93 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 24.96 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1970 | 26.34 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 28.67 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1972 | 25.37 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1973 | 25.7 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 26.67 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 33.65 kg/ha | +26.2% |
| 1976 | 32.56 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 40.79 kg/ha | +25.3% |
| 1978 | 42.92 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 38 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1980 | 33.84 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 1981 | 32.81 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 30.01 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 25.19 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 1984 | 23.45 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 28.52 kg/ha | +21.6% |
| 1986 | 24.68 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 1987 | 24.54 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 26.93 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 25.95 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 29.73 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 1991 | 32.08 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 34.94 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 30.56 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 28.98 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 29.53 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 33.26 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 26.92 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 1998 | 28.91 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 31.22 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 32.36 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 33.13 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 30.6 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 31.62 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 30.96 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 32.15 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 32.46 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 30.46 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 30.45 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 31.91 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 34.9 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 33.5 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 35.91 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 37.65 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 37.74 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 37.82 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 39.01 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 41.36 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 41.87 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 42.53 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 44.12 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 42.6 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 40.62 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 41.27 kg/ha | +1.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 41.27 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.13 kg/ha, 96% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 41.27 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.9 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.74 kg/ha | 23.04 kg/ha | 26.93 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.07 kg/ha | 25.37 kg/ha | 42.92 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.59 kg/ha | 23.45 kg/ha | 33.84 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.61 kg/ha | 26.92 kg/ha | 34.94 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.61 kg/ha | 30.45 kg/ha | 33.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.23 kg/ha | 33.5 kg/ha | 42.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.15 kg/ha | 40.62 kg/ha | 44.12 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 132 Togo 44.98 kg/ha compare
- 133 Russian Federation 43.1 kg/ha compare
- 134 Azerbaijan 42.98 kg/ha compare
- 136 Madagascar 40.75 kg/ha compare
- 137 Zimbabwe 40.56 kg/ha compare
- 138 Chad 39.71 kg/ha 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 input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritania?
- Input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritania was 41.27 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest input — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 44.12 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest input — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.04 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for input — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Mauritania ranks 135th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).