Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.4057 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.4057 kg per person for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 1.04 kg per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.4057 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Mauritania 138th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9574 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.9579 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.9571 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.955 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.9516 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.9702 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.9863 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 1 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 1.01 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 1.02 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 1.03 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 1.04 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.9873 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9512 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.9449 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9246 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9051 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8864 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.868 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8743 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.8721 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8543 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8526 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8609 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8629 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8435 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8494 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8252 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8284 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8307 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8292 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7765 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7664 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7448 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7246 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7104 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6948 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6916 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6911 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6724 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.656 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6578 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6418 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.628 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6129 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6127 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5948 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5801 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5622 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5445 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.54 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5326 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5259 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5099 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4942 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4809 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.469 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.458 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4469 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4362 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4259 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4158 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4057 kg per person | -2.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.4057 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6706 kg per person, 60% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.4057 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.506 kg per person, 80% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.972 kg per person | 0.9516 kg per person | 1.01 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9563 kg per person | 0.868 kg per person | 1.04 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8523 kg per person | 0.8252 kg per person | 0.8743 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.746 kg per person | 0.6911 kg per person | 0.8307 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6219 kg per person | 0.5622 kg per person | 0.6724 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5002 kg per person | 0.4469 kg per person | 0.5445 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4209 kg per person | 0.4057 kg per person | 0.4362 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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)
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4893 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Mauritania?
- Poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Mauritania was 0.4057 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 kg per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4057 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 138th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.