Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 48.78 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Mauritania is 48.78 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 95.9 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 48.78 kg per person, in 2023.
Mauritania ranks 5th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 95.9 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 94.4 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 94.02 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 92.38 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 91.97 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 90.68 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 91.87 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 92.03 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 87.03 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 89.85 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 78.04 kg per person | -13.1% |
| 1972 | 73.04 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 70.88 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 62.17 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 1975 | 63.03 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 65.9 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 67.23 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 70.64 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 67.46 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 68.58 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 68.25 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 65.62 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 57.78 kg per person | -11.9% |
| 1984 | 51.97 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 54.72 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 54.53 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 54.06 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 54.86 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 56.17 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 57.37 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 57.66 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 53.63 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 53.32 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 51.54 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 50.22 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 57.72 kg per person | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 57.37 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 60.64 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 64.9 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 65.96 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 67.25 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 68.74 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 67.53 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 66.17 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 64.59 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 62.99 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 61.37 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 54.44 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 55.4 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 56.34 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 57.27 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 58.55 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 59.23 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 56.03 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 61.48 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 55.83 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 54.81 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 53.04 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 52.03 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 51.6 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 50.75 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 49.32 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 48.78 kg per person | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.25 kg per person | 87.03 kg per person | 95.9 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 70.82 kg per person | 62.17 kg per person | 89.85 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.65 kg per person | 51.97 kg per person | 68.58 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.44 kg per person | 50.22 kg per person | 64.9 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.44 kg per person | 54.44 kg per person | 68.74 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.46 kg per person | 52.03 kg per person | 61.48 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.11 kg per person | 48.78 kg per person | 51.6 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 2 New Zealand 93.94 kg per person compare
- 3 Chad 68.4 kg per person compare
- 4 Australia 57.18 kg per person compare
- 6 South Sudan 36.2 kg per person compare
- 7 Turkmenistan 32.88 kg per person compare
- 8 Mali 32.05 kg per person 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)
- 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 sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Mauritania?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Mauritania was 48.78 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.78 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 5th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sheep and Goats — 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.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep and Goats — 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.