Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritania
Mauritania: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 4.17 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 4.17 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritania peaked at 14.39 kg/ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.6148 kg/ha, in 1969.
Mauritania ranks 153rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6397 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.6397 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6374 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.6374 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6374 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6374 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6374 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6374 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.6148 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.6148 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.716 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 1972 | 0.716 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7565 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 1.79 kg/ha | +136.6% |
| 1975 | 5.61 kg/ha | +213.5% |
| 1976 | 2.51 kg/ha | -55.2% |
| 1977 | 9.5 kg/ha | +278.1% |
| 1978 | 9.69 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 6.03 kg/ha | -37.8% |
| 1980 | 1.87 kg/ha | -69.0% |
| 1981 | 1.77 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 1.68 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 1.61 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 1.54 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 6.26 kg/ha | +305.6% |
| 1986 | 2.77 kg/ha | -55.8% |
| 1987 | 2.61 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 5.48 kg/ha | +110.0% |
| 1989 | 4.42 kg/ha | -19.4% |
| 1990 | 8.62 kg/ha | +95.2% |
| 1991 | 10.82 kg/ha | +25.5% |
| 1992 | 14.39 kg/ha | +33.0% |
| 1993 | 9.05 kg/ha | -37.1% |
| 1994 | 8.7 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 8.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10.87 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 3.31 kg/ha | -69.6% |
| 1998 | 3.91 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 5.22 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 5.76 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 6.3 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 2.76 kg/ha | -56.2% |
| 2003 | 3.2 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 2.84 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 3.61 kg/ha | +27.2% |
| 2006 | 3.84 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 1.96 kg/ha | -48.9% |
| 2008 | 2.72 kg/ha | +38.7% |
| 2009 | 2.7 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 4.87 kg/ha | +80.4% |
| 2011 | 3.01 kg/ha | -38.2% |
| 2012 | 4.18 kg/ha | +38.8% |
| 2013 | 4.98 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 4.89 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 4.14 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 5.85 kg/ha | +41.3% |
| 2017 | 7.2 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 7.22 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 7.42 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 8.4 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 6.16 kg/ha | -26.7% |
| 2022 | 4.17 kg/ha | -32.3% |
| 2023 | 4.17 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 4.17 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.04 kg/ha, 24% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 4.17 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.97 kg/ha, 70% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +305.6% | 1.54 kg/ha | 6.26 kg/ha |
| 1977 | +278.1% | 2.51 kg/ha | 9.5 kg/ha |
| 1975 | +213.5% | 1.79 kg/ha | 5.61 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6354 kg/ha | 0.6148 kg/ha | 0.6397 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.79 kg/ha | 0.6148 kg/ha | 9.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3 kg/ha | 1.54 kg/ha | 6.26 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.36 kg/ha | 3.31 kg/ha | 14.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.57 kg/ha | 1.96 kg/ha | 6.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.38 kg/ha | 3.01 kg/ha | 7.42 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.73 kg/ha | 4.17 kg/ha | 8.4 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritania?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritania was 4.17 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 14.39 kg/ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6148 kg/ha in 1969.
- How does Mauritania rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Mauritania ranks 153rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).