Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mauritania
Mauritania: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.8673 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.8673 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mauritania peaked at 1.53 kg/ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0626 kg/ha, in 1973.
Mauritania ranks 146th 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 phosphorus per unit area in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0801 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0801 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0799 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0799 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0799 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0799 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1597 kg/ha | +99.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3194 kg/ha | +100.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3081 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.4622 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3786 kg/ha | -18.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2189 kg/ha | -42.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0626 kg/ha | -71.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1482 kg/ha | +136.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1112 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1095 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.109 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1112 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 1.53 kg/ha | +1279.2% |
| 1980 | 1.43 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7453 kg/ha | -47.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1717 kg/ha | -77.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1591 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.153 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.143 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1342 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1264 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7167 kg/ha | +467.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6795 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4296 kg/ha | -36.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6813 kg/ha | +58.6% |
| 1992 | 1.15 kg/ha | +68.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6193 kg/ha | -46.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4917 kg/ha | -20.6% |
| 1995 | 0.391 kg/ha | -20.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2903 kg/ha | -25.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1896 kg/ha | -34.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2345 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2794 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3243 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3693 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4142 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5061 kg/ha | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3573 kg/ha | -29.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4142 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7545 kg/ha | +82.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4663 kg/ha | -38.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3877 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5232 kg/ha | +34.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7801 kg/ha | +49.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4313 kg/ha | -44.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8019 kg/ha | +85.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6625 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 0.654 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8635 kg/ha | +32.0% |
| 2016 | 1.06 kg/ha | +22.7% |
| 2017 | 1.34 kg/ha | +26.3% |
| 2018 | 1.19 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 1.12 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 1.3 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 1.1 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8673 kg/ha | -21.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8673 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.8673 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.72 kg/ha, 50% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.8673 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8673 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +1279.2% | 0.1112 kg/ha | 1.53 kg/ha |
| 1988 | +467.0% | 0.1264 kg/ha | 0.7167 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1408 kg/ha | 0.0799 kg/ha | 0.3194 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3245 kg/ha | 0.0626 kg/ha | 1.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4455 kg/ha | 0.1264 kg/ha | 1.43 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4753 kg/ha | 0.1896 kg/ha | 1.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4517 kg/ha | 0.3243 kg/ha | 0.7545 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8902 kg/ha | 0.4313 kg/ha | 1.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 kg/ha | 0.8673 kg/ha | 1.3 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 143 French Polynesia 0.9791 kg/ha compare
- 144 Papua New Guinea 0.8677 kg/ha compare
- 145 Liberia 0.8676 kg/ha compare
- 147 Guinea-Bissau 0.8666 kg/ha compare
- 148 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.7694 kg/ha compare
- 149 Yemen 0.7541 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mauritania?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mauritania was 0.8673 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 kg/ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0626 kg/ha in 1973.
- How does Mauritania rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Mauritania ranks 146th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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 phosphorus 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 (%).