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 0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) 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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Mauritania peaked at 0.1514 kg per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
That places Mauritania 9th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1514 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.1483 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1483 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1123 kg per US$ of GDP | -24.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1012 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0984 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0969 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0908 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0934 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0949 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0783 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0647 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0514 kg per US$ of GDP | -20.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0374 kg per US$ of GDP | -27.3% |
| 1975 | 0.034 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0332 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0338 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0363 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0302 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0287 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0278 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0274 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0237 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0238 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0274 kg per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0239 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0215 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0214 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0219 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0221 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0161 kg per US$ of GDP | -26.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0154 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0186 kg per US$ of GDP | +21.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0177 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0165 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.019 kg per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0198 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0219 kg per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0247 kg per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0288 kg per US$ of GDP | +16.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0306 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0315 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0274 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0239 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0192 kg per US$ of GDP | -19.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0144 kg per US$ of GDP | -25.1% |
| 2007 | 0.013 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0099 kg per US$ of GDP | -23.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0115 kg per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0101 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0088 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0094 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0091 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0097 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0117 kg per US$ of GDP | +21.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0106 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0101 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0091 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0087 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0085 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0077 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0075 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP, 9.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP, 5.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1157 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0908 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.1514 kg per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0494 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0302 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0949 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0247 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0214 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0287 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0192 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0154 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0247 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.021 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0099 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0315 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0097 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0087 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0117 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0076 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0085 kg per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP 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 0.1514 kg per US$ of GDP 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 0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Mauritania ranks 9th out of 164 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 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.