Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 14.49 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Mauritania is 14.49 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Mauritania peaked at 28.48 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 14.49 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Mauritania 5th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28.48 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 28.04 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 27.92 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 27.44 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 27.32 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 26.93 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 27.29 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 27.33 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 25.85 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 26.68 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 23.18 kg per person | -13.1% |
| 1972 | 21.69 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 21.05 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 18.46 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 1975 | 18.72 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 19.57 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 19.97 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 20.98 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 20.03 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 20.37 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 20.27 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 19.49 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 17.16 kg per person | -11.9% |
| 1984 | 15.44 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 16.25 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 16.2 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 16.06 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 16.29 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 16.68 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 17.04 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 17.12 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 15.93 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 15.84 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 15.31 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 14.92 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 17.14 kg per person | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 17.04 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 18.01 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 19.28 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 19.59 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 19.97 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 20.42 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 20.06 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 19.65 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 19.18 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 18.71 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 18.23 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 16.17 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 16.45 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 16.73 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 17.01 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 17.39 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 17.59 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 16.64 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 18.26 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 16.58 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 16.28 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 15.75 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 15.45 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 15.33 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 15.07 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 14.65 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 14.49 kg per person | -1.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 14.49 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.84 kg per person, 7.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 14.49 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.95 kg per person, 7.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.4 kg per person | 25.85 kg per person | 28.48 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.03 kg per person | 18.46 kg per person | 26.68 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.42 kg per person | 15.44 kg per person | 20.37 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.76 kg per person | 14.92 kg per person | 19.28 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.84 kg per person | 16.17 kg per person | 20.42 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.77 kg per person | 15.45 kg per person | 18.26 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.88 kg per person | 14.49 kg per person | 15.33 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 2 New Zealand 28.18 kg per person compare
- 3 Chad 20.32 kg per person compare
- 4 Australia 17.15 kg per person compare
- 6 South Sudan 10.75 kg per person compare
- 7 Mali 9.52 kg per person compare
- 8 Turkmenistan 8.54 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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Mauritania?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Mauritania was 14.49 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 28.48 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.49 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Mauritania ranks 5th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 left on pasture that leaches (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.