Sheep and Goats — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sheep and Goats — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per was 0.9756 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Mauritania stood at 0.9756 kg per person. 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 management (manure treated, n content), per in Mauritania peaked at 1.92 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.9756 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Mauritania 13th 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 management (manure treated, N content), per in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.92 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.89 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 1.88 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 1.85 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 1.84 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 1.81 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 1.84 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 1.84 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.74 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 1.8 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 1.56 kg per person | -13.1% |
| 1972 | 1.46 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 1.42 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 1.24 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 1975 | 1.26 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 1.32 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 1.34 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 1.41 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 1.35 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 1.37 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.36 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.31 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 1.16 kg per person | -11.9% |
| 1984 | 1.04 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 1.09 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 1.09 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.08 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 1.1 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.12 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 1.15 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 1.15 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.07 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 1.07 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.03 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 1 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.15 kg per person | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 1.15 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.21 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 1.3 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 1.32 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.34 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.37 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.35 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.32 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.29 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.26 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.23 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.09 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 1.11 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.13 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.15 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.17 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.18 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.12 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.23 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 1.12 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 1.1 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.06 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.04 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.03 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.02 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9864 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9756 kg per person | -1.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.9756 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1282 kg per person, 7.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.9756 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1314 kg per person, 7.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.85 kg per person | 1.74 kg per person | 1.92 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.42 kg per person | 1.24 kg per person | 1.8 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.17 kg per person | 1.04 kg per person | 1.37 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 kg per person | 1 kg per person | 1.3 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 kg per person | 1.09 kg per person | 1.37 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 kg per person | 1.04 kg per person | 1.23 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 kg per person | 0.9756 kg per person | 1.03 kg per person | 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 management (manure treated, n content), per in Mauritania?
- Sheep and goats — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Mauritania was 0.9756 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9756 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for sheep and goats — manure management (manure treated, n content), per?
- Mauritania ranks 13th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure management (manure treated, n content), per 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sheep and Goats — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Sheep and Goats — Manure management Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep and Goats — Manure management (manure treated, 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.