Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture that leaches in Mauritania

Mauritania: Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture that leaches was 2.24 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.24 million kg
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
25th
of 125 countries
All-time high
2.24 million kg
in 2023
All-time low
842,740 kg
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture that leaches in Mauritania, 1961–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

In 2023, mules and asses — manure left on pasture that leaches in Mauritania stood at 2.24 million kg. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mules and asses — manure left on pasture that leaches in Mauritania peaked at 2.24 million kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 842,740 kg, in 1961.

Mauritania ranks 25th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture that leaches in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Mauritania, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 842,740 kg
1962 842,740 kg +0.0%
1963 842,740 kg +0.0%
1964 875,154 kg +3.8%
1965 972,393 kg +11.1%
1966 1.10 million kg +13.3%
1967 1.30 million kg +17.6%
1968 1.30 million kg +0.0%
1969 1.30 million kg +0.0%
1970 1.30 million kg +0.0%
1971 1.23 million kg -5.0%
1972 1.20 million kg -2.6%
1973 1.10 million kg -8.1%
1974 972,393 kg -11.8%
1975 1.04 million kg +6.7%
1976 1.10 million kg +6.3%
1977 1.04 million kg -5.9%
1978 972,393 kg -6.3%
1979 972,393 kg +0.0%
1980 907,567 kg -6.7%
1981 920,532 kg +1.4%
1982 920,532 kg +0.0%
1983 927,014 kg +0.7%
1984 939,980 kg +1.4%
1985 952,945 kg +1.4%
1986 965,910 kg +1.4%
1987 965,910 kg +0.0%
1988 968,503 kg +0.3%
1989 973,041 kg +0.5%
1990 981,468 kg +0.9%
1991 1.02 million kg +3.6%
1992 1.05 million kg +3.5%
1993 1.09 million kg +3.4%
1994 1.12 million kg +3.3%
1995 1.16 million kg +3.2%
1996 1.20 million kg +3.1%
1997 1.23 million kg +3.0%
1998 1.27 million kg +2.9%
1999 1.30 million kg +2.8%
2000 1.34 million kg +2.7%
2001 1.37 million kg +2.7%
2002 1.41 million kg +2.6%
2003 1.44 million kg +2.5%
2004 1.46 million kg +0.9%
2005 1.46 million kg +0.0%
2006 1.94 million kg +33.3%
2007 1.94 million kg +0.0%
2008 2.01 million kg +3.3%
2009 2.01 million kg +0.0%
2010 2.01 million kg +0.0%
2011 2.01 million kg +0.0%
2012 1.62 million kg -19.4%
2013 1.95 million kg +20.4%
2014 2.01 million kg +3.0%
2015 2.08 million kg +3.6%
2016 2.11 million kg +1.4%
2017 2.06 million kg -2.6%
2018 2.13 million kg +3.4%
2019 2.17 million kg +2.3%
2020 2.14 million kg -1.6%
2021 2.16 million kg +1.1%
2022 2.20 million kg +1.9%
2023 2.24 million kg +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.04 million kg 842,740 kg 1.30 million kg 9
1970s 1.09 million kg 972,393 kg 1.30 million kg 10
1980s 944,193 kg 907,567 kg 973,041 kg 10
1990s 1.14 million kg 981,468 kg 1.30 million kg 10
2000s 1.64 million kg 1.34 million kg 2.01 million kg 10
2010s 2.01 million kg 1.62 million kg 2.17 million kg 10
2020s 2.19 million kg 2.14 million kg 2.24 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 22 Senegal 3.03 million kg compare
  2. 23 Iraq 2.55 million kg compare
  3. 24 South Sudan 2.37 million kg compare
  4. 26 Tunisia 2.11 million kg compare
  5. 27 Dominican Republic 1.98 million kg compare
  6. 28 Haiti 1.90 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mules and asses — manure left on pasture that leaches in Mauritania?
Mules and asses — manure left on pasture that leaches in Mauritania was 2.24 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest mules and asses — manure left on pasture that leaches recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 2.24 million kg in 2023.
What is the lowest mules and asses — manure left on pasture that leaches recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 842,740 kg in 1961.
How does Mauritania rank for mules and asses — manure left on pasture that leaches?
Mauritania ranks 25th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
Is mules and asses — manure left on pasture that leaches rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
170 places, 9,721 data points, 1961–2023
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The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).