Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Mauritania
Mauritania: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 1,867 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Mauritania, 1973–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 1,867 t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Mauritania peaked at 6,158 t in 1992 and was at its lowest, 174 t, in 1973.
That places Mauritania 160th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 174 t | — |
| 1974 | 358 t | +105.7% |
| 1975 | 1,100 t | +207.3% |
| 1976 | 500 t | -54.5% |
| 1977 | 1,900 t | +280.0% |
| 1978 | 1,900 t | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,200 t | -36.8% |
| 1980 | 400 t | -66.7% |
| 1981 | 413.33 t | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 426.67 t | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 440 t | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 440 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,910 t | +334.1% |
| 1986 | 900 t | -52.9% |
| 1987 | 900 t | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,000 t | +122.2% |
| 1989 | 1,700 t | -15.0% |
| 1990 | 3,500 t | +105.9% |
| 1991 | 4,500 t | +28.6% |
| 1992 | 6,158 t | +36.8% |
| 1993 | 3,983 t | -35.3% |
| 1994 | 4,000 t | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5,000 t | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 1,522 t | -69.6% |
| 1998 | 1,800 t | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 2,400 t | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 2,650 t | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 2,900 t | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 1,268 t | -56.3% |
| 2003 | 1,472 t | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 1,306 t | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 1,660 t | +27.1% |
| 2006 | 1,766 t | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 901 t | -49.0% |
| 2008 | 1,251 t | +38.8% |
| 2009 | 1,242 t | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 2,240 t | +80.4% |
| 2011 | 1,384 t | -38.2% |
| 2012 | 1,922 t | +38.9% |
| 2013 | 2,290 t | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 2,249 t | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1,904 t | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 2,691 t | +41.3% |
| 2017 | 3,312 t | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 3,321 t | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 3,413 t | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 3,864 t | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 2,833 t | -26.7% |
| 2022 | 1,918 t | -32.3% |
| 2023 | 1,867 t | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 1,867 t | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 1,867 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35,249 t, 5% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 1,867 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15,245 t, 12% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +334.1% | 440 t | 1,910 t |
| 1977 | +280.0% | 500 t | 1,900 t |
| 1975 | +207.3% | 358 t | 1,100 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,019 t | 174 t | 1,900 t | 7 |
| 1980s | 953 t | 400 t | 2,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,686 t | 1,522 t | 6,158 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,642 t | 901 t | 2,900 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,473 t | 1,384 t | 3,413 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,470 t | 1,867 t | 3,864 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate -0.8478 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 44.85 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 4.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ -4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -23.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Mauritania?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Mauritania was 1,867 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 6,158 t in 1992.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 174 t in 1973.
- How does Mauritania rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Mauritania ranks 160th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.