Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Mauritania
Mauritania: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 258 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Mauritania, 1966–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Mauritania stood at 258 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.4% on the previous year and down 93.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Mauritania peaked at 5,291 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1994.
That places Mauritania 176th out of 217 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 phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 50 t | — |
| 1967 | 100 t | +100.0% |
| 1968 | 200 t | +100.0% |
| 1969 | 200 t | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 300 t | +50.0% |
| 1971 | 211 t | -29.7% |
| 1972 | 122 t | -42.2% |
| 1973 | 33 t | -73.0% |
| 1974 | 68 t | +106.1% |
| 1975 | 50 t | -26.5% |
| 1976 | 50 t | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 50 t | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 50 t | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 700 t | +1300.0% |
| 1980 | 700 t | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 400 t | -42.9% |
| 1982 | 100 t | -75.0% |
| 1983 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 600 t | +500.0% |
| 1989 | 600 t | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 400 t | -33.3% |
| 1991 | 650 t | +62.5% |
| 1992 | 1,250 t | +92.3% |
| 1993 | 750 t | -40.0% |
| 1994 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0 t | — |
| 1996 | 0 t | — |
| 1997 | 200 t | — |
| 1998 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0 t | — |
| 2000 | 0 t | — |
| 2001 | 14 t | — |
| 2002 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 2 t | — |
| 2004 | 76 t | +3700.0% |
| 2005 | 60 t | -21.1% |
| 2006 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0 t | — |
| 2008 | 51 t | — |
| 2009 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 424 t | — |
| 2011 | 311 t | -26.7% |
| 2012 | 467 t | +50.2% |
| 2013 | 1,521 t | +225.7% |
| 2014 | 3,872 t | +154.6% |
| 2015 | 3 t | -99.9% |
| 2016 | 4,043 t | +134666.7% |
| 2017 | 1,870 t | -53.7% |
| 2018 | 5,291 t | +182.9% |
| 2019 | 21 t | -99.6% |
| 2020 | 8 t | -61.9% |
| 2021 | 62 t | +675.0% |
| 2022 | 2,586 t | +4071.0% |
| 2023 | 651 t | -74.8% |
| 2024 | 258 t | -60.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +134666.7% | 3 t | 4,043 t |
| 2022 | +4071.0% | 62 t | 2,586 t |
| 2004 | +3700.0% | 2 t | 76 t |
| 1979 | +1300.0% | 50 t | 700 t |
| 2021 | +675.0% | 8 t | 62 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 137.5 t | 50 t | 200 t | 4 |
| 1970s | 163.4 t | 33 t | 700 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 290 t | 100 t | 700 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 325 t | 0 t | 1,250 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.3 t | 0 t | 76 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,782 t | 3 t | 5,291 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 713 t | 8 t | 2,586 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 173 Singapore 290 t compare
- 174 Palestine, State of 273 t compare
- 175 China, Hong Kong SAR 261 t compare
- 177 Chad 254 t compare
- 178 Dominica 150 t compare
- 179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 143 t 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)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 1,867 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -60.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 901 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 199 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Mauritania?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Mauritania was 258 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 5,291 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1994.
- How does Mauritania rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Mauritania ranks 176th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.3%. 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 phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity with 117 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 phosphate P2O5 (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 phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity with 117 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.