Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 1.4 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Mauritania is 1.4 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Mauritania peaked at 1.4 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4397 kg per square kilometre, in 1974.
That places Mauritania 82nd out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.463 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4682 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4793 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4845 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4965 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.5038 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.5259 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.5434 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.53 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.5635 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 0.5041 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4863 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4863 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4397 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4587 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4936 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5181 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5605 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5498 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5749 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5885 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5826 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.53 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4904 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 0.532 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5454 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5565 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5809 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6098 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6386 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6607 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6386 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6611 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6611 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6622 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7762 kg per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7889 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8557 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9402 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9825 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9882 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 1.4 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.91 kg per square kilometre, 48% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 1.4 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.79 kg per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4994 kg per square kilometre | 0.463 kg per square kilometre | 0.5434 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5061 kg per square kilometre | 0.4397 kg per square kilometre | 0.5635 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5591 kg per square kilometre | 0.4904 kg per square kilometre | 0.6098 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7283 kg per square kilometre | 0.6386 kg per square kilometre | 0.9402 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | 0.9825 kg per square kilometre | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 79 Zimbabwe 1.6 kg per square kilometre compare
- 80 Ukraine 1.47 kg per square kilometre compare
- 81 Sri Lanka 1.4 kg per square kilometre compare
- 83 Myanmar 1.3 kg per square kilometre compare
- 84 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.25 kg per square kilometre compare
- 85 Lithuania 1.23 kg per square kilometre 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Mauritania?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Mauritania was 1.4 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4397 kg per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Mauritania rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Mauritania ranks 82nd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.