Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 11.7%
World rank
174th
of 180 countries
All-time high
0.003 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 1988
All-time low
0 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2010
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Mauritania is 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.003 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 2010.
Mauritania ranks 174th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | -42.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -66.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -48.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +267.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | +318.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre | +87.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0019 1000 USD per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0024 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1988 | 0.003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre | -53.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | -37.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | -58.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | -33.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -55.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -62.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +717.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | -65.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -56.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +50.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -59.4% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1021.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | -57.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 1000 USD per square kilometre | +854.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 1000 USD per square kilometre | +41.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 1000 USD per square kilometre | +40.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre | -39.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 1000 USD per square kilometre | +104.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2114 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1452 1000 USD per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +1021.5% | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +854.1% | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +717.8% | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1984 | +318.8% | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1983 | +267.3% | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 171 Eritrea 0.0055 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 172 Yemen 0.0042 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 173 Guinea-Bissau 0.003 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 175 South Sudan 0.0019 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 176 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0016 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 177 Central African Republic 0.0009 1000 USD 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 pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.003 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does Mauritania rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 174th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. 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 Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Import value 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.
Pesticides (total) — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 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
Pesticides (total) — Import value 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.