Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Mauritania
Mauritania: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 9,724 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 9,724 t for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Mauritania peaked at 12,938 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,971 t, in 1974.
That places Mauritania 138th out of 201 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,702 t | 4,337 t | 5,233 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,527 t | 3,971 t | 7,050 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,878 t | 5,224 t | 6,549 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,097 t | 8,870 t | 12,530 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,620 t | 9,611 t | 11,877 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,334 t | 10,122 t | 12,938 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,832 t | 9,520 t | 12,907 t | 4 |
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- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Mauritania?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Mauritania was 9,724 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 12,938 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,971 t in 1974.
- How does Mauritania rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Mauritania ranks 138th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).