Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Mauritania
Mauritania: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 21,761 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Mauritania, 1973–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Mauritania is 21,761 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 97.3% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Mauritania peaked at 24,287 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 174 t, in 1973.
Mauritania ranks 125th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, 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 | 4,500 t | +164.7% |
| 1991 | 6,000 t | +33.3% |
| 1992 | 8,042 t | +34.0% |
| 1993 | 6,620 t | -17.7% |
| 1994 | 4,000 t | -39.6% |
| 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 | 5,904 t | +146.0% |
| 2001 | 2,900 t | -50.9% |
| 2002 | 6,808 t | +134.8% |
| 2003 | 6,979 t | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 5,533 t | -20.7% |
| 2005 | 8,652 t | +56.4% |
| 2006 | 10,625 t | +22.8% |
| 2007 | 8,529 t | -19.7% |
| 2008 | 8,554 t | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 10,501 t | +22.8% |
| 2010 | 12,849 t | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 11,934 t | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 24,287 t | +103.5% |
| 2013 | 24,040 t | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 17,862 t | -25.7% |
| 2015 | 6,416 t | -64.1% |
| 2016 | 10,406 t | +62.2% |
| 2017 | 8,818 t | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 12,895 t | +46.2% |
| 2019 | 7,444 t | -42.3% |
| 2020 | 9,920 t | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 23,641 t | +138.3% |
| 2022 | 23,990 t | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 11,029 t | -54.0% |
| 2024 | 21,761 t | +97.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 21,761 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35,401 t, 61% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 21,761 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17,020 t, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, 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 |
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 | 4,388 t | 1,522 t | 8,042 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,498 t | 2,900 t | 10,625 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,695 t | 6,416 t | 24,287 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,068 t | 9,920 t | 23,990 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More environment data for Mauritania
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 7.38 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 38.08 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Mauritania?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Mauritania was 21,761 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 24,287 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 174 t in 1973.
- How does Mauritania rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Mauritania ranks 125th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 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) — Import quantity 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) — Import quantity with 74 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.