Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in Mauritius
Mauritius: Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises was 513.37 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 513.37 kg per square kilometre for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Mauritius peaked at 513.37 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.61 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Mauritius 1st out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.61 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 15.96 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 15.96 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 16 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 15.76 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 15.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 15.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 15.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 17.63 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1970 | 18.79 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1971 | 19.46 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 22.13 kg per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1973 | 23.64 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 30.92 kg per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1975 | 33.88 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1976 | 37.89 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1977 | 40.78 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 44.08 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 47.25 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 64.7 kg per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 1981 | 64.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 68 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 71.03 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 70.89 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 68 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 77.36 kg per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1987 | 83.13 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 99.27 kg per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1989 | 115.42 kg per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1990 | 135.03 kg per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1991 | 141.65 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 164.72 kg per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1993 | 182.17 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 196.73 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 204.08 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 214.31 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 217.34 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 194.41 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 223.6 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 243.93 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 279.67 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 306.75 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 306.61 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 312.8 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 325.66 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 334.26 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 388.21 kg per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 408.77 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 411.87 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 427.73 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 438.59 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 447.86 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 444.93 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 444.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 451.5 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 458.47 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 468.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 476.31 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 485.59 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 496.93 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 501.07 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 512.55 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 513.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 513.37 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.43 kg per square kilometre, 79.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 513.37 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.21 kg per square kilometre, 82.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.02 kg per square kilometre | 15.61 kg per square kilometre | 17.63 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.88 kg per square kilometre | 18.79 kg per square kilometre | 47.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.26 kg per square kilometre | 64.7 kg per square kilometre | 115.42 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 187.4 kg per square kilometre | 135.03 kg per square kilometre | 223.6 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 331.85 kg per square kilometre | 243.93 kg per square kilometre | 411.87 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 454.4 kg per square kilometre | 427.73 kg per square kilometre | 485.59 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 505.98 kg per square kilometre | 496.93 kg per square kilometre | 513.37 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More environment data for Mauritius
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 9.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.35 % 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 -1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Mauritius?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Mauritius was 513.37 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 513.37 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.61 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritius rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content)?
- Mauritius ranks 1st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) 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.
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) 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.