Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritania
Mauritania: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 21.14 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritania stood at 21.14 kg/ha.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritania peaked at 35.97 kg/ha in 1978 and was at its lowest, 15.91 kg/ha, in 1987.
Mauritania ranks 119th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.94 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 16.19 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 16.43 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 16.8 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 16.72 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 18.06 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1967 | 18.6 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 19.17 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 16.62 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 1970 | 19.1 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 1971 | 22.45 kg/ha | +17.5% |
| 1972 | 20.28 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 1973 | 21.28 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 19.86 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 26.43 kg/ha | +33.1% |
| 1976 | 25.65 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 34.93 kg/ha | +36.2% |
| 1978 | 35.97 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 31.66 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 1980 | 26.99 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 1981 | 25.49 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 23.54 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 20.45 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 1984 | 18.33 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1985 | 20.8 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 1986 | 16.73 kg/ha | -19.6% |
| 1987 | 15.91 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 17.94 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 1989 | 16.67 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 23.94 kg/ha | +43.6% |
| 1991 | 26.33 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 29.28 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 23.06 kg/ha | -21.2% |
| 1994 | 20.36 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 20.06 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 23.3 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 1997 | 19.28 kg/ha | -17.2% |
| 1998 | 20.22 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 22.03 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 23.35 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 25.82 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 23.58 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 22.49 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 24.07 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 23.25 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 23.72 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 21.19 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 20.89 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 22.5 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 22.79 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 23.83 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 22 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 24.51 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 23.03 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 24.55 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 25.83 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 26.49 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 25.24 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 28.13 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 28.06 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 24.29 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 20.7 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 21.14 kg/ha | +2.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 21.14 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.65 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 21.14 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.16 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.17 kg/ha | 15.94 kg/ha | 19.17 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.76 kg/ha | 19.1 kg/ha | 35.97 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.29 kg/ha | 15.91 kg/ha | 26.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.79 kg/ha | 19.28 kg/ha | 29.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.09 kg/ha | 20.89 kg/ha | 25.82 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.64 kg/ha | 22 kg/ha | 28.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.55 kg/ha | 20.7 kg/ha | 28.06 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 116 South Sudan 23.6 kg/ha compare
- 117 Philippines 23.09 kg/ha compare
- 118 Chad 22 kg/ha compare
- 120 New Zealand 20.31 kg/ha compare
- 121 Bhutan 19.4 kg/ha compare
- 122 Kenya 18.83 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritania?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritania was 21.14 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 35.97 kg/ha in 1978.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.91 kg/ha in 1987.
- How does Mauritania rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Mauritania ranks 119th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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 Nutrient balance — 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 (%).