How does Mauritania rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp?

Mauritania ranks 4th out of 158 countries with data for 2023.

Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?

Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Mauritania

Name: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Mauritania
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Mauritania: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP was 0.0127 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0127 kg per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 8.6%

World rank

4th

of 158 countries

All-time high

0.2704 kg per US$ of GDP

in 1961

All-time low

0.0127 kg per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Mauritania, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 0.0127 kg per US$ of GDP for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Mauritania peaked at 0.2704 kg per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0127 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2023.

Mauritania ranks 4th of 158 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Mauritania, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per US$ of GDP	Change
1961	0.2704 kg per US$ of GDP	—
1962	0.262 kg per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1963	0.2631 kg per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1964	0.1971 kg per US$ of GDP	-25.1%
1965	0.178 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
1966	0.1794 kg per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1967	0.1777 kg per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1968	0.1613 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
1969	0.1621 kg per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1970	0.1739 kg per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
1971	0.1497 kg per US$ of GDP	-13.9%
1972	0.1221 kg per US$ of GDP	-18.4%
1973	0.097 kg per US$ of GDP	-20.6%
1974	0.0683 kg per US$ of GDP	-29.6%
1975	0.0648 kg per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1976	0.0648 kg per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1977	0.0673 kg per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
1978	0.0698 kg per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
1979	0.0616 kg per US$ of GDP	-11.9%
1980	0.0593 kg per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
1981	0.0584 kg per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1982	0.0566 kg per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1983	0.041 kg per US$ of GDP	-27.5%
1984	0.0423 kg per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
1985	0.0462 kg per US$ of GDP	+9.2%
1986	0.0413 kg per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
1987	0.0373 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
1988	0.038 kg per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
1989	0.0396 kg per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1990	0.0405 kg per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1991	0.0297 kg per US$ of GDP	-26.6%
1992	0.0282 kg per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1993	0.0342 kg per US$ of GDP	+21.3%
1994	0.0325 kg per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1995	0.0302 kg per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
1996	0.0348 kg per US$ of GDP	+15.0%
1997	0.0364 kg per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1998	0.0402 kg per US$ of GDP	+10.6%
1999	0.0463 kg per US$ of GDP	+15.1%
2000	0.054 kg per US$ of GDP	+16.6%
2001	0.0575 kg per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
2002	0.059 kg per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
2003	0.0513 kg per US$ of GDP	-13.1%
2004	0.0448 kg per US$ of GDP	-12.7%
2005	0.036 kg per US$ of GDP	-19.5%
2006	0.027 kg per US$ of GDP	-25.1%
2007	0.0243 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
2008	0.0181 kg per US$ of GDP	-25.6%
2009	0.021 kg per US$ of GDP	+16.0%
2010	0.0185 kg per US$ of GDP	-12.1%
2011	0.0162 kg per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
2012	0.0172 kg per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
2013	0.0167 kg per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2014	0.0165 kg per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2015	0.0215 kg per US$ of GDP	+29.9%
2016	0.0191 kg per US$ of GDP	-11.2%
2017	0.0185 kg per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2018	0.0169 kg per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
2019	0.0164 kg per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2020	0.0155 kg per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2021	0.0142 kg per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
2022	0.0139 kg per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
2023	0.0127 kg per US$ of GDP	-8.6%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

Mauritania's 0.0127 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP, 24.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Mauritania's 0.0127 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP, 10.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2057 kg per US$ of GDP	0.1613 kg per US$ of GDP	0.2704 kg per US$ of GDP	9
1970s	0.0939 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0616 kg per US$ of GDP	0.1739 kg per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.046 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0373 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0593 kg per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0353 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0282 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0463 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0393 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0181 kg per US$ of GDP	0.059 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0177 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0162 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0215 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0141 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0127 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0155 kg per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Mauritania

1 Chad 0.0317 kg per US$ of GDP compare
2 Mongolia 0.0173 kg per US$ of GDP compare
3 Eritrea 0.0132 kg per US$ of GDP compare
5 Sudan 0.012 kg per US$ of GDP compare
6 Somalia 0.0113 kg per US$ of GDP compare
7 Mali 0.0113 kg per US$ of GDP compare

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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)
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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Mauritania?: Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Mauritania was 0.0127 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 0.2704 kg per US$ of GDP in 1961.
What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0127 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023.
How does Mauritania rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp?: Mauritania ranks 4th out of 158 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. 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 Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP
Unit: kg per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 160 places, 8,592 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 October 2026

Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.