Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Mauritania

Mauritania: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 94.34 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
94.34 %
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
74th
of 201 countries
All-time high
94.34 %
in 2023
All-time low
23.06 %
in 1979
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Mauritania, 1961–2023

20406080100196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Mauritania is 94.34 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Mauritania peaked at 94.34 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.06 %, in 1979.

Mauritania ranks 74th of 201 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 48.27 % 43.24 % 52.55 % 9
1970s 33.43 % 23.06 % 42.2 % 10
1980s 49.26 % 26.61 % 72.03 % 10
1990s 61.69 % 36.12 % 85.71 % 10
2000s 52.88 % 42.06 % 63.72 % 10
2010s 67.11 % 55.75 % 77.16 % 10
2020s 84.77 % 69.32 % 94.34 % 4

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 71 New Zealand 95.82 % compare
  2. 72 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 95.5 % compare
  3. 73 Suriname 94.72 % compare
  4. 75 Lesotho 93.35 % compare
  5. 76 Ethiopia 93.08 % compare
  6. 77 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 92.9 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Mauritania?
Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Mauritania was 94.34 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 94.34 % in 2023.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 23.06 % in 1979.
How does Mauritania rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
Mauritania ranks 74th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. 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 phosphorus use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).