Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritania
Mauritania: Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 0.8189 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritania stood at 0.8189 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 17.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritania peaked at 0.9905 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3392 kg/ha, in 2001.
Mauritania ranks 108th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6194 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.6194 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6171 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.6685 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 0.6171 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1966 | 0.7126 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 1967 | 0.6171 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 1968 | 0.6685 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5953 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1970 | 0.6449 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 0.6356 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3763 kg/ha | -40.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5719 kg/ha | +52.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5876 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.528 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1976 | 0.651 kg/ha | +23.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7179 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7326 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7215 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6709 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6136 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5653 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 0.524 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.553 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5168 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4801 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5685 kg/ha | +18.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6001 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4052 kg/ha | -32.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4188 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4377 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4582 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5687 kg/ha | +24.1% |
| 1994 | 0.544 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5403 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.483 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5397 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4002 kg/ha | -25.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3662 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3662 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3392 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3526 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4136 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4136 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4709 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4709 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5276 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5276 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5581 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7604 kg/ha | +36.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3794 kg/ha | -50.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9364 kg/ha | +146.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7913 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6392 kg/ha | -19.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6156 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6959 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 0.723 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.723 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7884 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8224 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7274 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9905 kg/ha | +36.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8189 kg/ha | -17.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.8189 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8208 kg/ha, 100% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.8189 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5329 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +146.8% | 0.3794 kg/ha | 0.9364 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6372 kg/ha | 0.5953 kg/ha | 0.7126 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6167 kg/ha | 0.3763 kg/ha | 0.7326 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5498 kg/ha | 0.4052 kg/ha | 0.6709 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4757 kg/ha | 0.3662 kg/ha | 0.5687 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.444 kg/ha | 0.3392 kg/ha | 0.5581 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7053 kg/ha | 0.3794 kg/ha | 0.9364 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8398 kg/ha | 0.7274 kg/ha | 0.9905 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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- 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 seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritania?
- Seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mauritania was 0.8189 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9905 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3392 kg/ha in 2001.
- How does Mauritania rank for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Mauritania ranks 108th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).