Sheep — Losses from manure treated in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sheep — Losses from manure treated was 102,077 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Losses from manure treated in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — losses from manure treated in Mauritania stood at 102,077 kg. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — losses from manure treated in Mauritania peaked at 102,077 kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31,388 kg, in 1974.
That places Mauritania 22nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Losses from manure treated in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32,285 kg | — |
| 1962 | 32,285 kg | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 33,182 kg | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 33,182 kg | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 34,079 kg | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 35,872 kg | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 37,666 kg | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 37,666 kg | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 35,872 kg | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 40,356 kg | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 37,666 kg | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 35,872 kg | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 35,872 kg | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 31,388 kg | -12.5% |
| 1975 | 34,168 kg | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 37,666 kg | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 40,356 kg | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 42,150 kg | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 43,943 kg | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 46,609 kg | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 48,428 kg | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 47,056 kg | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 35,872 kg | -23.8% |
| 1984 | 34,079 kg | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 34,975 kg | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 36,769 kg | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 37,666 kg | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 40,356 kg | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 43,047 kg | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 45,737 kg | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 47,531 kg | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 45,737 kg | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 47,351 kg | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 47,351 kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 47,423 kg | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 55,595 kg | +17.2% |
| 1997 | 56,499 kg | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 61,297 kg | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 68,954 kg | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 72,057 kg | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 75,300 kg | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 78,688 kg | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 78,919 kg | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 79,367 kg | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 79,367 kg | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 79,367 kg | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 79,367 kg | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 70,781 kg | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 74,320 kg | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 78,036 kg | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 81,938 kg | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 86,932 kg | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 90,338 kg | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 82,058 kg | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 99,599 kg | +21.4% |
| 2016 | 91,691 kg | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 94,476 kg | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 94,853 kg | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 97,214 kg | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 95,889 kg | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 98,010 kg | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 99,912 kg | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 102,077 kg | +2.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 102,077 kg is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,119 kg, 91.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 102,077 kg is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,160 kg, 7.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34,676 kg | 32,285 kg | 37,666 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 37,944 kg | 31,388 kg | 43,943 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 40,486 kg | 34,079 kg | 48,428 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 52,347 kg | 45,737 kg | 68,954 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 76,753 kg | 70,781 kg | 79,367 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 89,713 kg | 78,036 kg | 99,599 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 98,972 kg | 95,889 kg | 102,077 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 19 South Sudan 130,083 kg compare
- 20 Niger 126,792 kg compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 102,510 kg compare
- 21 Côte d'Ivoire 22,702 kg compare
- 22 Cabo Verde 174.55 kg compare
- 23 Somalia 92,674 kg compare
- 23 Caribbean 0 kg
- 24 Ireland 84,435 kg compare
- 25 Senegal 73,505 kg 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 — losses from manure treated in Mauritania?
- Sheep — losses from manure treated in Mauritania was 102,077 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — losses from manure treated recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 102,077 kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — losses from manure treated recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,388 kg in 1974.
- How does Mauritania rank for sheep — losses from manure treated?
- Mauritania ranks 22nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).