Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre was 0.0018 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1973–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0018 t per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.006 t per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 t per square kilometre, in 1973.
Mauritania ranks 164th of 173 countries on this measure, 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, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +105.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0011 t per square kilometre | +207.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 t per square kilometre | -54.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0018 t per square kilometre | +280.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0018 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 t per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0019 t per square kilometre | +334.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | -52.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0019 t per square kilometre | +122.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 t per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0034 t per square kilometre | +105.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0044 t per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1992 | 0.006 t per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0039 t per square kilometre | -35.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0039 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0039 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0049 t per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 t per square kilometre | -69.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0017 t per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0023 t per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0028 t per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 t per square kilometre | -56.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 t per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0013 t per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 t per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | -49.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 t per square kilometre | +38.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 t per square kilometre | +80.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 t per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 t per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 t per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 t per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0026 t per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0032 t per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0032 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0033 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0037 t per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 t per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 t per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0018 t per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2577 t per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0018 t per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0709 t per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre 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% | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | 0.0019 t per square kilometre |
| 1977 | +280.0% | 0.0005 t per square kilometre | 0.0018 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.001 t per square kilometre | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | 0.0018 t per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 t per square kilometre | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | 0.0019 t per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0036 t per square kilometre | 0.0015 t per square kilometre | 0.006 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 t per square kilometre | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | 0.0028 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 t per square kilometre | 0.0013 t per square kilometre | 0.0033 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 t per square kilometre | 0.0018 t per square kilometre | 0.0037 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 161 Faroe Islands 0.0036 t per square kilometre compare
- 162 Samoa 0.0036 t per square kilometre compare
- 163 Djibouti 0.0034 t per square kilometre compare
- 165 South Sudan 0.0007 t per square kilometre compare
- 166 Central African Republic 0.0001 t per square kilometre compare
- 167 Greenland 0.0001 t per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6871 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 3.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.0018 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.006 t per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 t per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does Mauritania rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 164th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.