Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity in Mauritania
Mauritania: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity was 21,761 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity in Mauritania, 1973–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity 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 in Mauritania peaked at 24,287 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 174 t, in 1973.
Mauritania ranks 124th of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,019 t | 174 t | 1,900 t | 7 |
| 1980s | 1,086 t | 400 t | 2,000 t | 8 |
| 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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 9.78 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 45.01 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 38.08 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 98.84 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 39,250 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.03 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 10 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 1.13 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 450 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity in Mauritania?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity in Mauritania was 21,761 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 24,287 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 174 t in 1973.
- How does Mauritania rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity?
- Mauritania ranks 124th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf