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

Mauritania ranks 9th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

Name: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of in Mauritania
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Mauritania: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of was 0.0229 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0229 kg per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 8.8%

World rank

9th

of 164 countries

All-time high

0.5097 kg per US$ of GDP

in 1961

All-time low

0.0229 kg per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 0.0229 kg per US$ of GDP for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of in Mauritania peaked at 0.5097 kg per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0229 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2023.

Mauritania ranks 9th of 164 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 and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Mauritania, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per US$ of GDP	Change
1961	0.5097 kg per US$ of GDP	—
1962	0.4995 kg per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1963	0.4994 kg per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
1964	0.3782 kg per US$ of GDP	-24.3%
1965	0.3407 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
1966	0.3314 kg per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1967	0.3263 kg per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1968	0.3058 kg per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
1969	0.3146 kg per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1970	0.3194 kg per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1971	0.2637 kg per US$ of GDP	-17.4%
1972	0.2179 kg per US$ of GDP	-17.4%
1973	0.173 kg per US$ of GDP	-20.6%
1974	0.1258 kg per US$ of GDP	-27.3%
1975	0.1145 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
1976	0.1118 kg per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1977	0.1139 kg per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1978	0.1223 kg per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
1979	0.1015 kg per US$ of GDP	-17.0%
1980	0.0965 kg per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1981	0.0936 kg per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1982	0.0924 kg per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1983	0.0797 kg per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
1984	0.08 kg per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1985	0.0922 kg per US$ of GDP	+15.3%
1986	0.0805 kg per US$ of GDP	-12.7%
1987	0.0725 kg per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1988	0.072 kg per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1989	0.0737 kg per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
1990	0.0743 kg per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1991	0.0543 kg per US$ of GDP	-26.9%
1992	0.0517 kg per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1993	0.0628 kg per US$ of GDP	+21.3%
1994	0.0596 kg per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1995	0.0555 kg per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
1996	0.0638 kg per US$ of GDP	+15.0%
1997	0.0668 kg per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1998	0.0738 kg per US$ of GDP	+10.6%
1999	0.0831 kg per US$ of GDP	+12.5%
2000	0.0969 kg per US$ of GDP	+16.6%
2001	0.1032 kg per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
2002	0.1059 kg per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
2003	0.0923 kg per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
2004	0.0804 kg per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
2005	0.0647 kg per US$ of GDP	-19.5%
2006	0.0484 kg per US$ of GDP	-25.1%
2007	0.0437 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
2008	0.0333 kg per US$ of GDP	-23.8%
2009	0.0386 kg per US$ of GDP	+16.0%
2010	0.0339 kg per US$ of GDP	-12.1%
2011	0.0297 kg per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
2012	0.0315 kg per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
2013	0.0306 kg per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
2014	0.0326 kg per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
2015	0.0394 kg per US$ of GDP	+21.0%
2016	0.0356 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
2017	0.0339 kg per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2018	0.0308 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
2019	0.0294 kg per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
2020	0.0287 kg per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2021	0.0261 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
2022	0.0251 kg per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2023	0.0229 kg per US$ of GDP	-8.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.3895 kg per US$ of GDP	0.3058 kg per US$ of GDP	0.5097 kg per US$ of GDP	9
1970s	0.1664 kg per US$ of GDP	0.1015 kg per US$ of GDP	0.3194 kg per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0833 kg per US$ of GDP	0.072 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0965 kg per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0646 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0517 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0831 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0707 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0333 kg per US$ of GDP	0.1059 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0327 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0294 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0394 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0257 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0229 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0287 kg per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Mauritania

6 Somalia 0.027 kg per US$ of GDP compare
7 Eritrea 0.026 kg per US$ of GDP compare
8 Sudan 0.0238 kg per US$ of GDP compare
10 Burundi 0.019 kg per US$ of GDP compare
11 Afghanistan 0.0156 kg per US$ of GDP compare
12 Burkina Faso 0.0149 kg per US$ of GDP compare

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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 and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of in Mauritania?: Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of in Mauritania was 0.0229 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 0.5097 kg per US$ of GDP in 1961.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0229 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023.
How does Mauritania rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of?: Mauritania ranks 9th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of rising or falling in Mauritania?: Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. 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 and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Sheep and Goats — 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: 166 places, 8,898 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 01 October 2026

Sheep and Goats — 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.